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Female Founder Interview – Claudia Freed, CEO of Non-Profit EALgreen

The Startup Magazine

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Claudia Freed, CEO of the Wheaton Illinois-based nonprofit EALgreen. Through the 5 R’s of the circular economy—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle—EAL converts donations of customer returns and other excess inventory into operational savings for colleges.

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Understanding 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations

Board Effect

By all accounts, the name is less important than the important work a social welfare organization does. Give your 501(c)(4) organization a unique name that speaks to its cause. Complete and submit IRS Form 8976, which is a notice of intent to operate as a 501(c)(4). Create a set of bylaws for the organization.

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These 12 Apps Will Help Boost Your Productivity

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Named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer Cirillo used in university, a pomorodo is typically 25 to 30 minutes of focused work time, followed by a short 3-5 minute break. There are many different Pomodoro apps available for almost any operating system or platform, but we’ve found Be Focused to be one of the more popular ones.

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Choosing Your Business Name

Up and Running

Making the right choice can be hard, but choosing your business name is one of the most important choices you’ll make as an entrepreneur. When choosing a name for your new company, you’re going to be concerned with finding the name that best suits your business, and making sure you pick a name you can legally use and protect.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

For example, my firm at the time, Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, the wholly owned SBIC of Chicago’s Continental Bank, had many successful investments. However, none were based in the Silicon Valley and are probably unfamiliar names to today’s practitioners. I knew them all, because we all knew each other in this era.

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These 12 Apps Will Help Boost Your Productivity

crowdSPRING Blog

Named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer Cirillo used in university, a pomorodo is typically 25 to 30 minutes of focused work time, followed by a short 3-5 minute break. There are many different Pomodoro apps available for almost any operating system or platform, but we’ve found Be Focused to be one of the more popular ones.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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