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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. Maryland was the first U.S.

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Waiakea Water Joins List Of Sustainable Companies

YoungUpstarts

Here are some organizations committed to being green: World Wildlife Fund. Their office space is green. It is a food and beverage firm that has proven that sustainable practices can out-compete the conventional model of growing and distributing food. This company operates on the Big Island of Hawaii. Waiakea Water.

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14 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business?

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brad Leahy, Green ! #7- 9- Be the #1 Small Giant in Hawaii. You see like Silicon Valley, Hawaii is becoming its own startup paradise. That’s why my BHAG for Brandalaxy is to be the #1 brand strategist firm in Hawaii. 7- Disrupting the healthcare lending industry. Photo credit: Edgar Radjabli.