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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

One social enterprise that embodies this model is InStove, an organization that sustainably makes the world’s most efficient stove, for use primarily in developing nations where fossil fuels and electricity are scarce, and walking long distances to gather wood can be dangerous. Here in the U.S. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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University of Vermont PR on Patents and Innovation

Campus Entrepreneurship

I am posting University of Vermont’s press release on the new patent law to highlight the traditional response of research universities to calls for innovation and entrepreneurship. As Vermont’s land grant institution, UVM plays a leadership role in fostering innovation and economic development in the state.

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Welcome to The Frontier – An Ode To Startups

Feld Thoughts

That summer, this bumpkin/badass former governor from Vermont running for president (Howard Dean) had found this guy Joe Trippi to run his presidential campaign. “Duh, websites are developed, launched, and run in the cloud” will be common knowledge soon enough. ” I’m very glad I did.

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8 Non-Traditional Ways to Attract Financing and Resources for Your Business in 2022

Up and Running

For example, an initiative in Vermont sought to identify 10,000 women-owned businesses by the end of 2022. Meg Smith of Vermont’s Women Fund remarked that “money came into the state earmarked for women and minority-owned businesses, and there was no way to find them.” . This is also true for racially diverse business owners.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

Whatever kind of business you’re running — whether it’s a retailer, software development firm, restaurant, accounting firm, or manufacturer — it’s imperative to listen to what your customers are really saying when they tell you what they want from your business. I apologize. You’re right.’ That’s all it took.

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What is an L3C?

Up and Running

Vermont became the first state to establish the L3C as a legal structure. In 2008, Vermont became the first state to adopt this legal structure, and the first L3C was founded by attorney Robert Lang, one of the leading advocates of the L3C. In 2008 in the U.S., Since that time, it hasn’t been without its proponents and detractors.

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

Duct Tape Marketing

But I think finding, developing and retaining great people is the hardest part of every business. I was walking across the street in Vermont, and I flipped over, had a fractured skull, was unconscious for three days. We couldn't bring in people quickly enough who, and we didn't figure out how to manage their hours. But you're right.