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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

But some coworking spaces really take things a bit higher, offering gorgeously designed spaces in historic buildings, community events, and even office mascots. This super-cute Michigan cottage looks like a house from the outside, but on the inside, it’s a great place for co-workers to find their focus and get some work done.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

“Our best chance to make the world better is to agree that the choice among corporate structures should be made entirely in service of social impact,” says Rich Leimsider, the Vice President of Fellowship Programs at Echoing Green, a nonprofit that invests with social entrepreneurs.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I am also in a few select boutiques and Hotel Gift shops including the famous Mohonk Mountain House and a design collective in Australia) My collection features unexpected combinations of raw and polished gemstones, opulent pearls, precious metals, custom clasps, and exotic minerals from the world’s treasure troves. (I Image Credit: Nancy D.

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17 Entrepreneurs Share their Favorite Quotes

Hearpreneur

Being a native of West Michigan, I know a lot about snow! For instance, you cannot expect a web development agency to be good at SEO or web design, and vice versa. Thanks to Joseph Robison, Green Flag Digital. #13 . #5 – Grab every opportunity as if it were a falling snowflake. Image Credit : Sid Simone.

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Nuke’em ‘Till They Glow – Quitting My First Job

Steve Blank

The Vietnam War had just ended and I was out of the Air Force back in college living in Ann Arbor Michigan. Colors other than olive green or camouflage slowly seeped back in my life as “Yes sir, and no sir” faded away. There was only one job that I quit when I feared for my life. Life Is Good. But first I was going to see the reactor.

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12 Terrific Coworking Spaces in Chicago

crowdSPRING Blog

Assemble has two locations (with a third to open in 2017 in Wicker Park) that boast gorgeously designed spaces with lots of natural light and close proximity to transit. 18 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 12. The Roof Crop offers an unusual, idyllic landscape for green seeking entrepreneurs. 600 W Jackson Blvd. 1165 N Clark St.

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Playing with Glass – Changing (and Saving) Lives (Part 2)

Up and Running

Google was a private company and their CEO and co-founder was visiting his and my alma mater in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan, where I had just graduated a few months prior and was bumming around getting my own startup off the ground. I heard Andreesen is pouring money behind apps to be designed specifically for Glass.