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Tech, Education, and Making a Difference in South Africa: Meet Justinus Adriaanse

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However, Adriaanse’s path to uplift South Africa would prove to be a challenging and unpredictable one, a journey befitting a true entrepreneur. Nelson Mandela’s 1999 retirement brought these injustices further to the forefront, unveiling the deep-rooted inequalities within South Africa’s education system and society as a whole.

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We Recast Our Business Expertise Into Valuable Incentives for Young Entrepreneurs

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I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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EO24 Goes Live On 19 November!

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Entrepreneurs’ Organization to Host Live Video Chats with Renowned Business Owners during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The day-long engagement will contain an eight hour block of content, which is scheduled to repeat three times in order to reach aspiring entrepreneurs in every corner of the world. EDT (1 a.m.

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In Love, In Partnership: How One Couple Finds Success at Home and at Work

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In 2015, the Slaters sold the legacy to explore other endeavors. It’s true that you should treat your business partnership like a marriage. After all, it’s important whom you select and no matter who that person is you’ll have to work hard at it. But what about when your business partner and your marriage partner are the same person?

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The Power of People: How We Recast Our Expertise into Valuable Incentives

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I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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EO Accelerator Grads on Growing In Business and In Marriage

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Octane: EO Accelerator is EO’s program for first-stage entrepreneurs. I was referred to EO Accelerator by a former EO member and applied to the program in 2015. I was referred to EO Accelerator by a former EO member and applied to the program in 2015. How did you hear about EO Accelerator?

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EO Member Jenny Vance “Throws Caution to the Wind”

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This story was featured in the March 2015 issue of Octane magazine. Like many entrepreneurs, I tend to be a perfectionist. I talk ideas out with peers, gather feedback and then methodically move forward. Audiences: Entrepreneurs want everyone to love their idea, which can delay the launch and result in high development costs.