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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. What does a social enterprise look like?

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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

When people think of manufacturing in the US, they often imagine huge plants hiring thousands of workers. The management team decided to ask the AJ Weller Corporation, a 25-year old company from Shreveport, Louisiana, for help because it had a developed a sterling reputation for solving apparently intractable wear problems.

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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

I would say this is what I am most proud of but I am also proud of the traction that my new business has built in its first full year of operation. Thanks to Steve Keighery, Home Buyer Louisiana ! #3- And so I decided to hire a blogging coach in June 2020 and she has helped me tremendously in growing my business. 3- Pivoting.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Languishing businesses were counted as survivors. Of the 6,613 U.S.-based California.

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

Smart startups prepare to face off against rent seekers and map out creative strategies for doing so… First, however, they need to understand what a rent seeker is and how they operate… ———-. Understand who has political and regulator influence and where they operate. How do Rent Seekers win?

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Founder Interview: RedMane Technology’s Tony Lakier

The Startup Magazine

We hire the right people and provide an environment where they can flourish. Add in mobile and analytics and you change the game for how businesses and public sector organizations operate. The State of Louisiana was our first major win. Louisiana is still a client and great reference for RedMane today! Quality control?

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

Smart startups prepare to face off against rent seekers and map out creative strategies for doing so… First, however, they need to understand what a rent seeker is and how they operate… ———-. Understand who has political and regulator influence and where they operate. How do Rent Seekers win?