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Rusty Tweed Explores How Sustainability is Impacting the Construction Industry

The Startup Magazine

To this end, a number of commercial green buildings have been designed with features that promote workplace productivity and ambiance. With advances in technology, green buildings can also be built at fairly competitive prices. The cumulative cost impact often adds to lower building operation and corresponding maintenance cost.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

Act II was “revenge of the luddites” in which some local governments banned them and some annoyed citizens stole them or broke them. In my home town of Santa Monica they painted 19 miles of bike lanes green to help delineate bikes & scooters from cars and they built 3 miles of soft barriers to test how this works with traffic flow.

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Dan Lok Explains Venture Capital Funding and How to Secure It

The Startup Magazine

It is a type of financing that investors can provide to startups and small businesses which are believed to have the potential for success in the long term. They may be interested in consumer products, software, fintech, AI, or green technologies. Dan Lok explains what venture capital funding is and how to secure it for your business.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

ReadWriteStart

This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions. Hardika intends to build a financial institution focused on this segment with financing from social entrepreneurship oriented venture funds like Unitus. million financing round for.

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VC Funding in 2020: What Investors Look for in Startups

ReadWriteStart

According to Ben Narasin , “in 2020, investors will require firmer governance and oversight structures to safeguard against negative impact and ensure these protections are mandated in their term sheets.”. Besides, such companies are incentivized by the government in different ways, including tax cuts. Stricter Business Conditions.

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

When all newspapers routinely published the yearly governmental budget memorandum on their front-pages, Rob would opt for the less covered but more influential story of refugees being traded by national governments. former leader of the Green Party Femke Halsema and documentary journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius?—?accompanied

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An update on our climate & energy areas of focus 

Version One Ventures

But it’s worthwhile to mention that we’re seeing startups take a B2B2C approach towards more “comprehensive” behavioral change; that is, helping organizations establish a more green culture while incentivizing employees in reduction efforts. And, of course, where there’s finance, there’s crypto. Climate Fintech & Crypto.

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