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What is a Social Enterprise?

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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. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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North Carolina. North Dakota. South Dakota. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Dakota. Journal Community. Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. Journal Community. Journal Community. Massachusetts.

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Where Does Foundry Group Invest?

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Of the 23 funds listed here, 13 are in the Bay Area, 3 in NYC, 3 in Boston, 2 in LA, and one each in Detroit, Seattle, Toronto, Waterloo, Indianapolis, and Fargo, North Dakota. Hopefully, we will continue to help develop and expand existing and new startup communities. The post Where Does Foundry Group Invest?

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What is an L3C?

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The United Kingdom began using a similar structure in 2005, called a Community Interest Company. His organization, Americans for Community Development, provides detailed information about L3Cs, and you can find out more about the organization on their website. . In 2008 in the U.S.,

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How to Balance AI Magic with Human Expertise

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So it's basically saying that the capital of North Dakota is, well, 99.99999% of the time. LinkedIn on the Twitter x Jeffrey Coil, and yeah, what I would just recommend, if you're playing with this stuff by yourself, there's a lot of communities trying to figure out best ways to do it. It's going to follow up with that. (06:33):

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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My wife and I were driving home from North Dakota trying to think about a cool new name for our mattress company. After polling my community, the feedback was positive, so I made the switch and I’m very happy that I did. Having a brand behind a strong title can make all the difference in the world. #1

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What I Read On My Summer Vacation

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Williams is a noted feminist and naturalist so no surprise she’s pretty hard of some of the environmental threats to out National Parks – most notably taking on fracking in and around Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.