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7 Advantages For Being A Socially Responsible Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, thirty-five states, starting with Maryland way back in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). Social responsibility opens the door to a broader customer base. Doing business is a human process.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

These are keepsake cards and many of our customers tell us that the recipients frame their cards. Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- 9- Providing Legitimate B2B Customer Data in the Era of Mistrust. Thus, I started my B2B customer data-mining firm. We like to say that we create paper hugs.

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The Big Bang. The Lean LaunchPad explodes at University of Maryland

Steve Blank

The University of Maryland is now integrating the Lean LaunchPad ® into standard innovation and entrepreneurship courses across all 12 colleges within the University. Over 44 classes have embedded the business model canvas and/or Customer Discovery including a year-long course taken by every single one of its bioengineering majors.

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7 Benefits For Startups Joining The B-Corp Movement

Startup Professionals Musings

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, seventeen states, starting with Maryland in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). Social responsibility opens the door to a broader customer base. Doing business is a human process.

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Doubling Down On a Good Thing: The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Lite

Steve Blank

I’ve known Edmund Pendleton from the University of Maryland as the Director of the D.C. National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Node (a collaboration among the University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins). It has since been adopted by the entire federal research community.

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6 Ways User Interface and User Experience Design Can Help Your Business

crowdSPRING Blog

A smooth, visually appealing experience with your business’s website or mobile app is an important element in creating happy, loyal customers. Provide your customers with a straightforward, intuitive, attractive experience on your website , and they’ll be happy to become repeat customers. Am I getting value from this?

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

He also didn’t believe in supporting the community and supporting local organizations through our skills. More importantly, we continue to help the community through pro-bono projects, supporting non-profits and charitable campaigns, and giving back where and when we can. Thanks to Lauren Watkins, Urbana Custom ! #13