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Bonus points for the fact that they partner with the social enterprise Vision Spring to facilitate training for optometrists and eye glass manufacturers in the same countries that they donate glasses to (India, Guatemala, and Bangladesh to name a few), so the communities also receive opportunities for sustainable income.

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I say dream because it’s the official 2nd step in the popular business transformation model called Appreciative Inquiry (AI), introduced by management theorist, David L. And for coffee distribution, you’ll have to press elbows with Starbucks in Guatemala. Cooperrider, back in the early ’80s. All markets are global.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Just ensure you understand your numbers and manage them well. $50 Entrepreneurs always struggle with competing priorities and manage expenses very closely. What you measure, you manage). Facebook is simple / AdWords is harder but works. LinkedIn might work. 50 dollars for a qualified lead might be a good target. Hope that helps.

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I've volunteered and worked for non-profits in a variety of countries on projects ranging from an organic olive oil operation to a permaculture demonstration site to a forestry project in western Guatemala's mountains. These operations learned during the last 18 months they could operate in a remote or distributed environment.