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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. Here in the U.S. InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. “Our

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Adam Greene. Thanks to Adam Greene, Cuddle Clones ! #3- When we moved to the Wyoming mountains, my face would get badly chaffed from the blustering winds of winter and the hot, dry weather in summer. So we began developing a serum using wild-harvested botanicals from right here in Wyoming's Teton Mountains.

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Who Will Champion Entrepreneurship?

Seeing Both Sides

I love Jackson Hole , Wyoming.    If the practitioners of the dismal science sound this pessimistic amidst such an uplifting setting, what will their attitude be when they trade back in their cowboy boots for green eyeshades and return to their drab offices to stare at spreadsheets? . 

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The Fantastical, Stupendous, Wonkariffic Tale of How Ample Hills Creamery Raised a $4 Million Venture Capital Round

This is going to be BIG.

It fits just as well into Gowanus, Brooklyn as it does Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming. After getting to know Ben from the tech community, he pitched me his concept for a CPG food company. Ample Hills is a mass appeal brand that, unlike a lot of other artisanal NYC places, you could see anywhere in the country. At least, I thought it was.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

The VCIR Winter 2010 conference will be held at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado, February 23-25, showcasing early-growth companies from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Green Garage is a new kind of garage that makes car s gentler on the planet and easier on the wallet. .

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

The VCIR Winter 2010 conference will be held at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado, February 23-25, showcasing early-growth companies from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Green Garage is a new kind of garage that makes car s gentler on the planet and easier on the wallet. .