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Volunteering in Guatemala

David Cohen

The poverty rate in Guatemala is around 55%, so I decided to take Rollie to El Remete, Guatemala. Day 0 – Travel to Guatemala City before our next day connection Today was a travel day. We arrived in Guatemala City at 7pm, and got through customs and immigration fairly quickly. But I thought I’d share it all.

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Supporting Guatemala Honey Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurial Mind

My colleague here at Belmont University, Jose Gonzalez, has been working with a group of students to assist honey farmers in Guatemala. They all spent time in Guatemala over part of the Christmas break and are now back working on plans to help these farmers. Honey is an ideal supplemental crop. The potential is remarkable.

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Entrepreneurship as Community Builder

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Another example comes from a group of Belmont University students who traveled to Guatemala as part of their entrepreneurship studies. Effort improves farmers' lives The town of Chajul, located in the mountainous region of Quiche in northern Guatemala, suffered some of the most brutal violence of the country's 30-year civil war.

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

They are known just as much for their type design as they are for the eccentric selection of products they sell. Whether it’s books, clothing, cycling accessories, or assorted kitchenware, each product is meticulously designed. It has worked for some of the most influential companies and products, like Apple, the San.

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6 Forward-thinking Businesses That Are Making the World a Better Place

Up and Running

Warby Parker’s appeal as an innovative and admirable business is two-fold: First, they provide a one-for-one product, (the model that originated with TOMs shoes ) wherein for each pair of eyeglasses sold, the company will send someone in the developing world a pair too. Warby Parker helps people around the world see more clearly .

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Dreams of Growth and Expansion

Up and Running

When it comes to expansion, owners invariably find themselves dreaming of an accelerated state of operations which includes extensive research, game-changing product innovation, new hiring, training and daily decision making. And for coffee distribution, you’ll have to press elbows with Starbucks in Guatemala. And oh yes… travel.

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10 Recent Neuromarketing Research Studies (and Their Real-World Takeaways)

ConversionXL

Don’t expect a single paper to define, for all time and every business, the ideal pixel width for product images or sample size for accurate sales forecasts. Small-scale neuromarketing tests for product messaging may accurately forecast sales. Importantly, scientific knowledge is almost always built incrementally. Study details.

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