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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

“Our best chance to make the world better is to agree that the choice among corporate structures should be made entirely in service of social impact,” says Rich Leimsider, the Vice President of Fellowship Programs at Echoing Green, a nonprofit that invests with social entrepreneurs. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Adam Greene. Thanks to Adam Greene, Cuddle Clones ! #3- When we moved to the Wyoming mountains, my face would get badly chaffed from the blustering winds of winter and the hot, dry weather in summer. So we began developing a serum using wild-harvested botanicals from right here in Wyoming's Teton Mountains.

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Who Will Champion Entrepreneurship?

Seeing Both Sides

I love Jackson Hole , Wyoming.    If the practitioners of the dismal science sound this pessimistic amidst such an uplifting setting, what will their attitude be when they trade back in their cowboy boots for green eyeshades and return to their drab offices to stare at spreadsheets? .  economy.

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What Can You Do On A Teton Village Team-building Retreat?

The Startup Magazine

It is imperative that you test the skills the team has on the green trails first. During Tuesdays you can enjoy storytelling with some live animals, you can meet birds of prey during Wednesday, enjoy local bands on Thursday and Fridays are reserved for special Wild Things of Wyoming presentations. Final Thoughts.

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The Fantastical, Stupendous, Wonkariffic Tale of How Ample Hills Creamery Raised a $4 Million Venture Capital Round

This is going to be BIG.

It fits just as well into Gowanus, Brooklyn as it does Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming. The round really got momentum when I got a note from Taylor Greene of LererHippeau on how he heard I was doing Ample Hills and as a frequent Brooklyn customer, wanted to come in as an angel.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

The VCIR Winter 2010 conference will be held at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado, February 23-25, showcasing early-growth companies from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Green Garage is a new kind of garage that makes car s gentler on the planet and easier on the wallet. .

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

The VCIR Winter 2010 conference will be held at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado, February 23-25, showcasing early-growth companies from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Green Garage is a new kind of garage that makes car s gentler on the planet and easier on the wallet. .