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Supporting Guatemala Honey Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurial Mind

My colleague here at Belmont University, Jose Gonzalez, has been working with a group of students to assist honey farmers in Guatemala. They all spent time in Guatemala over part of the Christmas break and are now back working on plans to help these farmers. Over 85% of the population of Quiche lives on less than $2 a day.

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26 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industries That Are Ripe For Disruption

Hearpreneur

I've volunteered and worked for non-profits in a variety of countries on projects ranging from an organic olive oil operation to a permaculture demonstration site to a forestry project in western Guatemala's mountains. They need to quickly equip their managers to understand and automate the way work is handled and resources allocated.

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

Austin Startup

Is Hadoop good enough to manage this data explosion? For example, a purchasing manager preparing to buy a new video conferencing system will chat directly with recent purchasers, helping him to strike a better deal. It was a simple and extremely powerful idea, and SMW now encompasses an active worldwide developer community.

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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. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. We hold each other accountable and encourage growth.

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

maplebutter.com

Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. I’ve been reaching out to such users in the startup community and have gotten very positive feedback so far. Just ensure you understand your numbers and manage them well. $50 What you measure, you manage). What are the other essentials? P.S. Do #1.

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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!