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Jobs, Bezos, Gates, Branson. Inside the Brains of the CEOs

The Startup Magazine

The industries that employ the most CEOs are management (76%), computers (35%), state government (33%), local government (32%) and schools (12%). (1) Around 4 out of 10 hail from the same 4 states; California, Texas, Illinois and New York. (7) There are 210,160 CEOs in the United States, according to the U.S. 14% started at 23.

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Tianyi Joe Zhu, Entrepreneur and Startup Advocate

The Startup Magazine

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (PRWEB) JULY 12, 2017. He got his start in entrepreneurship when he was in college, where he attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. About Leaders Forum: The Leaders Forum is a nonpartisan, nonprofit network of leaders and strategic partners in government and private industry.

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Interns go from a high school robotics team toward a career in robotics

The Startup Magazine

Entrepreneur Glenn Luckinbill , CEO of Swarm Robotix in Oswego, Illinois, had a great idea: a robot that would help move shipping containers more efficiently and effectively in ports and rail facilities. He was amazed at how self-governing they were. We’d love to take this program national within five years and global after that.”.

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An Entrepreneur – Not Just a Man (and Woman) with a Plan

Growthink Blog

In some ways, those that do so in the contexts of bigger business, philanthropy, and government are even more impressive than our obvious entrepreneurs. Global Entrepreneurs. Such as: Individuals that are Accountable for Change and Growth at BIG companies. Into this category falls executives like Wal-Mart’s CEO Mike Duke.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Now, you can create a benefit corporation 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., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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Who Is and Who ISN’T an Entrepreneur

Growthink Blog

The "Non-Obvious" Entrepreneurs In some ways, those that demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership in the contexts of bigger business, philanthropy, and government are even more impressive than our obvious entrepreneurs. Global Entrepreneurs. Examples include: Individuals that are Accountable for Change and Growth at BIG companies.

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The Best Places Worldwide to Start Your High-Growth Startup

Up and Running

To determine which cities made the cut, I turned to Compass’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report for 2015. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Singapore’s rise as a startup hub can be attributed to government support, a hospitable environment for startups, and a diverse and inclusive startup community. London Startup Ecosystem.