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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

The organization is designed so that it can function generally as an LLC would, while legally accepting foundation grants because of the organization’s socially beneficial goals. An L3C is a variation on an LLC, essentially a hybrid form of a nonprofit and for-profit company. with many more states pending legislation.

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Tech Gadgets That Will Transform Your Outdoor Living Space

The Startup Magazine

When you think of the latest and greatest technology, you might think about devices we usually use indoors — things like big-screen 4K TVs that are the size of Rhode Island or smartphones that have tons of cool high-tech features. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash.

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

David Teten

You might hire a really amazing designer, and perhaps even charge companies for their service for cost recovery purposes. However, the designer is a non-scaleable service; you’ll have to hire more people like her as your portfolio grows. . John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design.

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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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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

And so my basic idea is that, I think this is probably because of my background as a designer, I like to take a very systematic approach. When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. Because capitalism isn’t won.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 6: Al Milukas, and Zahra Aljabri and James Faghmous

Steve Blank

I have friends that have done similar things and we also have some local distilleries that are popping up in Rhode Island. They make a rum in Rhode Island called Thomas Tew , and … Sons of Liberty is one of the distillers in Rhode Island as well. … It’s all the rage now. They make whiskey.

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Art Students

crowdSPRING Blog

A college visit this weekend to the Rhode Island School of Design helped to gel some of these ideas. It involves establishing a thesis and then designing a process to test and, ultimately, prove that thesis through trial, error, observation, and iteration.