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Volunteering in Guatemala

David Cohen

The poverty rate in Guatemala is around 55%, so I decided to take Rollie to El Remete, Guatemala. Day 0 – Travel to Guatemala City before our next day connection Today was a travel day. We arrived in Guatemala City at 7pm, and got through customs and immigration fairly quickly.

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6 Forward-thinking Businesses That Are Making the World a Better Place

Up and Running

Bonus points for the fact that they partner with the social enterprise Vision Spring to facilitate training for optometrists and eye glass manufacturers in the same countries that they donate glasses to (India, Guatemala, and Bangladesh to name a few), so the communities also receive opportunities for sustainable income.

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Bridging the Gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW

Austin Startup

It was a simple and extremely powerful idea, and SMW now encompasses an active worldwide developer community. Now you can use Wikipedia, the New York Times, or even your friends’ Web sites as your database—all without learning custom APIs. The small country of Guatemala is contributing positively to the advent of web 3.0?

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

Responsibility to others is a key motivator for me: accountability to my family, my employees, my community, those I do business with and ultimately, my clients; we all rely on each other — our successes are interconnected. 15- Helping with customer service and maintaining an active lifestyle. 12- A number of things.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Talk to your customers. The right people are potential customers – ask them if they have the problem. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. How do I stay motivated?

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6 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industries That Are Ripe For Disruption

Hearpreneur

Education is an industry ripe for disruption, but gentle reminder to investors and providers: as a human service business those disruptions must blend high-touch contact with personalized, good customer service. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. No pressure! Thanks to Terrell L. Strayhorn, PhD, Do Good Work LLC ! #4-

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12 Questions: Meet Pamela Harvey (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Thanks, Pam!