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Turning the Unemployed Into Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

Virgin Islands,” five states - Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon - already have active SEA programs. Oregon has been operating an SEA program since 1995, and a survey shows nearly half of its program’s participants have created an average of 3.12 To entrepreneurial types this seems like a no-brainer.

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Founder Interview: RedMane Technology’s Tony Lakier

The Startup Magazine

In the public sector, we helped the US Virgin Islands implement a cloud-based Disaster Food Stamps system to bring aid in a matter of weeks right after two devastating hurricanes hit the islands. Add in mobile and analytics and you change the game for how businesses and public sector organizations operate.

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Think Big, Start Small: The Story of a Startup

Up and Running

Since then, I have come to believe that ReefCam is a great company for aspiring entrepreneurs to look to and to learn from. A snapshot from one of the Cayman Island cameras. Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda and the Florida Keys. Pictured here, Tim with a mix of ReefCam and University of the Virgin Islands personnel.

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[Review] Like A Virgin

YoungUpstarts

Well, the answers to this (and more) can partly be found in “ Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School “ Warm and whimsical, Branson’s book is broken up into many bite-sized nuggets of business and managerial wisdom, gleaned through his years of successful serial entrepreneurship.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

Up and Running

Resources to help you do market research and determine your niche: Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. You may not need any to start, until you decide to expand your operations. We constructed and positioned ADDISON Yachts to be virtual in nature; to be operational anywhere, anytime. How to Do Market Research.