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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. Here in the U.S. Maryland was the first U.S. state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: SpotHero

crowdSPRING Blog

He graduated from the University of Illinois in 2008 and after running into countless problems with parking tickets and being towed, he thought of this great service to give people and businesses a way to make a little extra money and drivers to find a sanctuary for their cars without the risks. Pure genius if you ask me!

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Twitter Link Roundup #107 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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This camera introduces a new camera technology – light-field photography. Number of startups in Illinois rising – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! The image above shows a radical new camera – called the Lytro. Conventional digital cameras use lenses to focus a subject.

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Twitter Link Roundup #129 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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Illinois 3rd-worst in nation for business, CEO survey says - [link]. Ever see a golden retriever dance the Merengue? Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Traits of successful founders - [link].

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Capacity Building Grants for Nonprofits in 2022

Board Effect

In the interest of efficiency, nonprofits might use grants to invest in technology to reduce the time required for administrative tasks. Review your short and long-term goals and target areas of need. Communication. Technology. Oregon Community Foundation. The Chicago Community Trust. ACT Now Illinois.

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Twitter Link Roundup #71 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Revealing picture of how fucked Illinois is even compared to other troubled states like CA and NJ – [link]. The evolution of computer displays – [link]. Dirks on Strategy: Web sources level field – [link]. A compelling critique of the iconic MBTI personality test – [link]. 11 see-through animals – [link].

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SXSW Startups: UbiGro

Austin Startup

A finalist in Hyper-Connected Communities , which will pitch at 5 pm Saturday, March 9, UbiGro is a nanotech-enabled greenhouse film by UbiQD, Inc. UbiQD enabled this innovation with safer, cheaper, and more reliable quantum dot technology that it’s licensing from M.I.T., It works on cannabis too! How do you choose which to focus on?