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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. What does a social enterprise look like?

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

For example, I suggest it doesn’t make a lot of sense to hire a full-time team member who’s an SEO consultant. You might hire a really amazing designer, and perhaps even charge companies for their service for cost recovery purposes. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design.

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Jobzle – Rhode Island Student Entrepreneurs

Campus Entrepreneurship

Founders include some Brown University engineering students and and a computer science major at the University of Rhode Island. BTW, we recently posted on the upcoming 2011 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition (which will award nearly $200,000 to start ups in Rhode Island.).

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

An interior designer was hired to make the space shine. Ultimately, they decided on a location in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, located right off the 95 and on every major bus route. Our business in located on Country Club Drive and down the street from a large country club community.”.

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How to Get a Quality Logo Without Spending Big Bucks

Up and Running

Here are a few things to think about before hiring a graphic designer: Think about what kind of logo you want to represent your business. Mottshaw offers these money-saving tips to get a creative logo on a budget: Hire a freelancer. Hiring a student to design a logo could be a win-win. Consider color schemes.

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Austin and Virginia Beach ranked most business-friendly cities

entrepreMusings

In contrast, small business owners gave Hawaii, Maine and Rhode Island an “F,” while California and Illinois rounded out the bottom five, both earning a “D” grade. Thumbtack.com is a place where you can hire help locally. The top performing cities were Austin, Virginia Beach and Houston. What is Thumbtack.com ?

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The Secret Sauce for Optimizing Your FAQ Page

Duct Tape Marketing

New Hires are Your Best Friend. Outside of marketing, Todd is an adjunct Public Speaking Professor at Bryant University in Rhode Island specializing in introductory, persuasive, informative, and motivational speaking. Chances are, you have been frustrated by a similar FAQ in the past.