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Twitter Link Roundup #78 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Malawi Boy Builds Windmill Out of Junk – [link]. Common Elements Used in Wooden UI Design – [link]. 45 Calligraphy Art Gorgeous and Excellent Examples – [link]. – [link].

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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Charity:water’s latest campaign for 2014 is focused around donating to the people of Malawi, Africa. Soko is a Nairobi and NYC-based, women-founded and run social enterprise system, equipped with mobile technology in developing markets. A video released on December 23 garnered 4K YouTube views in just three hours.

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Many Many Moments of Lift

Reid Hoffman

But while the Foundation initially believed that increasing distribution of basic vaccines would be the best way to make an impact in this realm, a conversation Melinda had with a young mother in Malawi led to a new realization. What about my shot?” the woman asked her, referring to the long-acting birth control injection Depo-Provera.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

For every bottle sold, we give 5 years of clean water to a person in Ghana (we’ve helped people in Namibia and Malawi in the past too!). I worked with the local Small Business Development Center to put a business plan together but then sat on it for a while. So far, over 16,000 have got access to clean water through us.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I have faced, and continue to face, many challenges along the way—evolving from an editor to a business owner, developing a memorable brand, finding great talent, to name a few. As a service-oriented company, we thrive on how we treat people and so far, we have been reaping the rewards of developing our people and satisfying our customers.