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The Accomplishments of Entrepreneur, Justin Halladay

The Startup Magazine

You need to develop a thick skin and not let life knock you down so hard that you can’t get up. After that, he spent five years working for a tiny software development firm in Jacksonville Beach. ” Because she is from Guatemala, one of the organizations with whom we are collaborating is a Guatemalan orphanage.

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Supporting Guatemala Honey Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurial Mind

My colleague here at Belmont University, Jose Gonzalez, has been working with a group of students to assist honey farmers in Guatemala. They all spent time in Guatemala over part of the Christmas break and are now back working on plans to help these farmers. The potential is remarkable.

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[Review] The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook

YoungUpstarts

In his new book “ The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook: How to Start, Build, and Run a Business That Improves the World “, Scofield shares his framework with aspiring social entrepreneurs on how to start, develop, and maintain a social enterprise from scratch.

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Entrepreneurship as Community Builder

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Entrepreneurship is more than just a driver of economic development. Another example comes from a group of Belmont University students who traveled to Guatemala as part of their entrepreneurship studies. Its predominantly indigenous community continues to be one of the most economically distressed in Guatemala.

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6 Forward-thinking Businesses That Are Making the World a Better Place

Up and Running

Warby Parker’s appeal as an innovative and admirable business is two-fold: First, they provide a one-for-one product, (the model that originated with TOMs shoes ) wherein for each pair of eyeglasses sold, the company will send someone in the developing world a pair too. Secondly, they provide more affordable eyewear here in the U.S.,

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

Locations: Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Santa Domingo, Guaynabo, Guatemala City, London, Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Prague, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Sydney, Johannesburg. Founded by legendary advertiser Leo Burnett in 1935, the company now has 85 offices in 69 countries and more than 9,000 employees. Headquarters: Chicago.

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Bridging the Gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW

Austin Startup

After reading the wonderful blogpost on the BBC’s dynamic semantic publishing system , it reminded me that the Semantic Web has two audiences: the common web user (my mom) and developers. It was a simple and extremely powerful idea, and SMW now encompasses an active worldwide developer community. Jay Myers – Best Buy.