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Startup Weekend (India): Social Entrepreneurship in Action

Waxing UnLyrical

When one of my friends introduced me to this community, I thought it would be a great event to participate in, while also getting to meet new people and entrepreneurs-to-be. You just read Startup Weekend (India): Social Entrepreneurship in Action , originally posted on Waxing UnLyrical , published by Shonali Burke.

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How Chocolate Saved Shawn Askinosie

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Realizing the sparks of passion, he took a trip to Ecuador to meet cocoa farmers and learn about the entire production chain from bean to finished product. Underneath the corporatocracy, though, is the future Shawn sees: responsibility for the social good. Then a thought came to him: what about chocolate?

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Stories From Smaller Nonprofits: VolunteenNation

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She has spoken at numerous conferences throughout the nation, has a column at the Huffington Post, was honored in 2010 as a L’Oreal Paris Woman of Worth , and was recently listed on the 2012 Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurship list. An Inspiration to Volunteer. Note It's A Family Affair!

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StartupNation Blog " Blog Archive " I drew pictures at a sales meeting, and it worked

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Home > Blog > Business Financing > Bank Financing > Blog article: I drew pictures at a sales meeting, and it worked. I drew pictures at a sales meeting, and it worked. At this point in the meeting, I noticed that literally EVERYONE in the room was involved. Not a typical powerpoint meeting-type experience.

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Here are 10 Utah Entrepreneurs You Need to Know

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Robert Nay, Nay Games (Creator of Bubble Ball ) - I've never met Robert (although I have met his older brother) - this is one entrepreneur I really, really want to meet some time. Follow Ryan at @ryane on Twitter. If I could teach my kids to be anything like him I would consider myself a successful father.

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