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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

The organization is designed so that it can function generally as an LLC would, while legally accepting foundation grants because of the organization’s socially beneficial goals. An L3C is a variation on an LLC, essentially a hybrid form of a nonprofit and for-profit company. Social Enterprise UK .

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Exporting American Universities to India

Campus Entrepreneurship

Check out this article in Time Magazine : Restricted from operating independently in India, foreign institutions have been able to get a toehold by setting up joint ventures with Indian colleges. From Northwestern to North Dakota State, hundreds of foreign schools have found partners.

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16 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Got Into Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

I got into entrepreneurship because as a graphic and web designer, I wanted to have more control over the projects I worked on, and the people I worked with. Even though, as designers, we usually have design parameters from our client’s and their brand guide, we can control who we target, and who we work with.

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

online.wsj.com

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Web Design/Tech Services. North Carolina. North Dakota.

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Blitzscaling Beyond Startups

Reid Hoffman

It’s costly in a variety of ways, from lower operational efficiency to higher capital expenditure and employee (and founder) burnout. Data/Learning : A final key driver of lasting advantage is your organization’s ability to derive key learnings from operating the business. Blitzscaling isn’t a free option.

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