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Crowdfunding a Community in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew: Checking in With New Story’s CEO

Hunter Walker

What’s next is a focus on building sustainable communities, not just homes. You can think of it like a community platform – New Story supplies the land and homes – then we curate partnerships (school, income opportunities, better health, etc.) for other components of a community. 151 Homes built in Haiti.

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Andrew McCubbins: An Entrepreneur Solving World Problems From Salt Lake City, Utah

YoungUpstarts

His businesses range from marketing, Internet marketing, and medical software. Philanthropist Andrew McCubbins has developed his skills and has been directly involved in rescue missions in Haiti and Mexico. Working with GlobalAware he went to Costa Rica with his wife and children to help start a church and a community center.

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 25, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

Join our panel of experts in media law, health care communications and digital/social media as we explore what this heightened government scrutiny may mean for PR practitioners, marketers and media strategists. 10AM through the weekend Crisis Camp Haiti NYC-New York technologists helping the Haiti relief effort.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After taking several years away from having a normal law firm employer to help family, while working as a freelance lawyer & writer for other law firms, the job market for lawyers was terrible. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Photo Credit: Tina Willis. 16- Declare victory over finances. Photo Credit: Michel Valbrun.

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This Week in NYC Innovation - February 22, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

We'll talk to experts across the industry, including chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern, Glenn Roberts, founder of Anson Mills, marketing whizzes from Rooster Design Group, and writer and Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser. Will traditional restaurants still be around or we will be eating in a world of pop ups and food trucks?

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

Hearpreneur

I landed my first international travel consulting gig with Blue Marble Dreams and traveled to Haiti to open an ice cream shop. We started in one market and now service 6 states and have done over $1m in gross revenue in 2016. You have to recognize that you’re part of a worldwide community — social media is not a billboard.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

It doesn’t sound like the typical Swiss watch brand name and thereby expresses our mission of bringing a uniquely designed Swiss made watch that is affordable to market. As a marketing company we knew we need a unique name that would stand out from the others in this crowded industry. 9 – Making Up a Name & Defining It.

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