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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

Maryland was the first U.S. Currently this structure is available in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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The Tech Mentorship Gap: How Code2040 Is Solving. What You Can Do. And How LinkedIn Can Help

Hunter Walker

Each summer they match high performing software engineering students from these underrepresented groups with Mentor and summer internships. Even if you’re just starting out in your career, there’s an opportunity to develop a ‘pay it forward’ mentality. Recommend a student: bit.ly/2040REF. Code2040 Stats To Date.

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VentureBoard Helps Universities Help Startups

YoungUpstarts

That’s what happened when University of Maryland undergraduates information systems and marketing double major Scott Block and Avi Eisenberger, and computer science major Justin Searles, got together to discuss the challenges of student entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneur Builds on Technology Platform to Power the Barbershop Industry

Hearpreneur

I got a job as a software developer at Wells Fargo, and a few months later moved to Charlotte, NC. Maryland & Virginia area) a great place to be an entrepreneur or business owner? After I graduated from JMU, I interned as a data analyst for an LA startup. As a black man today, 4 weeks is entirely too long to go without a fresh cut.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- So I packed in my day job – as a software developer – and devoted more time monetizing the blog and website. I am in charge of my own destiny and I would not have it any other way. I encourage anyone who has a similar dream to put your fear aside and go for it!

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

startupbaltimore.org

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. Go where the software people are. Sounds obvious, right? Get involved in social media. Catchy tune.

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9 Unlikely Entrepreneurs Who Changed The Market

YoungUpstarts

It’s hard to believe that the genius behind the co-creation of software giant Microsoft never finished college, but it’s clear he didn’t need his diploma to do big things. Before Cuban struck gold, he was working as a bartender, then a salesman at a computer software store.