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Two Amazing Women Setting Out on Their Startup Journey

Both Sides of the Table

She learns how to ship product, how to deal with merchants, how to hire product managers. Showing me designs. She’s passionate about near-shore manufacturing in places like Haiti where we can do good and do well. She talks about creative design of websites and physical products – in our case – stickers.

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From Haitian Roots to a Silicon Valley Address: How Bianca St.Louis Is Building Her Rep & a Career in Tech

Hunter Walker

My parents were immigrants from Haiti who didn’t grow up with access to computers in their homes and consistent electricity so there was only so much they could share with me about tech. Looking forward, how might we design “time out” features that discourage abusive behavior? Imagine if I didn’t have to wait to “create”.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

Hearpreneur

I’ve now grown it to a 6-figure business and made my first hire. I landed my first international travel consulting gig with Blue Marble Dreams and traveled to Haiti to open an ice cream shop. 3 – Doubled Our Team, Hired & Retained Talent. Image Credit: Scott Phillips. 2016 was a fantastic year for Rise Art.

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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. Many of our fans own other big designer brands like Rolex etc., Our name used to be Neuhaus Design and we rebranded to Honest Agency in 2010.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share What Their Favorite Part of Running a Business Is

Hearpreneur

Our technology can and is changing the world by making vehicles cleaner, providing solutions in Haiti for air conditioning, and protecting US military in combat. Once I have these answers, I design my approach by making a to-do list; then I prioritize into short-term v. . #3 – When a Project Comes Together.