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How an ex-cop turned entrepreneur gives back by combatting human trafficking

Entrepreneurs' Organization

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree at Middle Tennessee State University, I entered the Metro Nashville Police academy in 2007. That became our main focus: To educate the hospitality industry. We’ve experienced an outpouring of support from the local community and media. He had a cool job, and I wanted to do the same thing!

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Reflections on the Origin Story of EO Global Leadership Academy (GLA)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The Origins David Galbenski and I served on the EO Global Board together in 2007. The concept was to create an educational event that would provide experience and development for what it took to be a better leader of a global organization. They, too, were happy to support the cause. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO has given me so many educational opportunities that have been: (1) worth their weight in gold; and (2) perfect for spending time with people who are “in the same boat”. In 2007 I came across EO. and more articles from the EO blog. . appeared first on THE BLOG. Immediately after joining, I felt a sense of belonging.

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Saving Lives, One School at a Time

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The progress in education, health and gender equity, and the fast improvement in basic living conditions, is also partly because of the success of the labour-intensive, export-based garments industry. I was very impressed, and we decided to support the foundation. Jaago also runs regular schools in Dhaka.

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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By some estimates, it takes 1 million pounds of raw material to support the lifestyle of an average American in a year. With little formal education and using this principle, Cheung Yan founded Nine Dragons Paper and became one of the richest women in China. Waste as a resource. Of that material, 99% is no longer in use after 6 months.

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5 Steps for Launching an Online Business in 2021

StartupNation

This is the largest increase in new businesses since 2007. Based on our website traffic at Teknicks, we’ve seen increased interest in startup educational information on franchising, app creation, blogging, SEO, Google analytics, website creation and other web-based inquiries related to starting a business online.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. That is the reason I am so supportive of the Startup Visa movement that has been so successfully championed by Brad Feld, Dave McClure, Eric Ries, Shervin Pishevar and many others. In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral. Crazy, huh?

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