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Crowdfunding a Community in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew: Checking in With New Story’s CEO

Hunter Walker

Right now, we are crowdfunding a community in the area of Haiti hit worst by Hurricane Matthew. All of our 211 homes built in Haiti withstood Hurricane Matthew. The funding will be primarily used to grow our team with top talent (developers, marketers, ops, growth, video, head of content). Help Haiti After Hurricane Matthew.

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The Crazy Marketing Campaigns That Actually Worked

YoungUpstarts

Unusual, unique and eye-catching marketing campaigns are often pursued in an attempt to become separate from the herd. Treading new marketing ground can be risky with no previous evidence or case studies to research – however sometimes it does pay off. Others branding case study marketing' Image credit: www.portigal.com ].

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Five College Startups That Help Others

YoungUpstarts

The whole idea for this case was not to market our religion or our brand,” Kakkar explains, “but just to educate about Sikhism; for example, a lot people assume that we’re Muslim, but we’re not.”. Quench thirst with Give Water.

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Andrew McCubbins: An Entrepreneur Solving World Problems From Salt Lake City, Utah

YoungUpstarts

His businesses range from marketing, Internet marketing, and medical software. Philanthropist Andrew McCubbins has developed his skills and has been directly involved in rescue missions in Haiti and Mexico. Andrew McCubbins is an entrepreneur and a philanthropist who has started several successful multibillion-dollar businesses.

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Two Amazing Women Setting Out on Their Startup Journey

Both Sides of the Table

Kara on one side of the table showing me market sizes, competitive dynamics, product roadmaps, pricing plans for physical products with COGS and gross margins. She’s passionate about near-shore manufacturing in places like Haiti where we can do good and do well. Didn’t I make myself clear about celebrities & startups ?

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After taking several years away from having a normal law firm employer to help family, while working as a freelance lawyer & writer for other law firms, the job market for lawyers was terrible. Photo Credit: Tina Willis. 16- Declare victory over finances. Photo Credit: Michel Valbrun. – Thanks to Kevin Cody, AgiluxUSA ! #18-

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Are You Using This Six-Letter Word?

Rembrandt Communications

Times are tough right now, and the recent earthquake in Haiti really makes us stop and think about our blessings. With this in mind, have you thanked your customers, partners, associates, and media contacts lately? If not, here are three simple ways to use this six-letter word to improve your relationships – and your business: [.].

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