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17 Inspiring Recoveries: How Entrepreneurs Bounced Back from Crises

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Danielle Dahl , Co-Founder, Resilient Stories Strategic Adjustments Overcome Economic Downturn In 2015, Brazil was in the midst of a severe economic downturn, and I had just launched my first successful company. It became clear that we needed to enter new markets quickly and look for new opportunities. This experience taught me a lot.

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Riding Boldly Into New Frontiers: How Kevin Bulger is Blending Adventure, Investment, and Impact…

Jason Malki

In 2015, a friend from college started a bespoke mens clothing company called Articles of Style that was exclusively online. The opportunity to grow and expand my network by meeting like-minded individuals is also a huge valueadd. Thank you so much for joiningus! How did you break into tech investing?

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Building a Family Empire: Staying Resilient, Learning to Pivot

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Setbacks are inevitable, but they’re just opportunities to learn and grow. Recognize Opportunities and Scale Thoughtfully When we made the decision to franchise 100% Chiropractic in 2015, it wasn’t done hastily. Success doesn’t happen overnight. Stick with it, and over time, your efforts will build momentum.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

At the beginning of 2015, I started a “figure-it-out fund” and used a percentage of Accessories & Essentials’ sales over the next few months to finance it. YLAI has given me the tremendous opportunity to connect to a global network of entrepreneurs as well as gain firsthand work experience in the United States within my field.

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Creating agents of change in El Salvador with sustainable wearable art

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Everyone deserves to have equal opportunities, rights, and benefits,” says Marí?a She dedicates herself to creating wearable art and ethical jewelry using unconventional materials and creating fair employment opportunities for at-risk groups in El Salvador. Our partners usually help with opportunities in education and mental health.

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Three Golden Lessons from My First Failed Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Real winners use failure as a learning opportunity. Most of the time the world around me appalled me, especially with regards to climate change, and yet, there would always be times when the optimistic would reign in and believe that these problems were an opportunity for my generation to solve.

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Nestlé acquires healthy meal startup Freshly for up to $1.5B

TechCrunch

Founded in 2015, Freshly is a New York City-based startup that offers healthy meals delivered to your home in weekly orders, which can then be prepared in a few minutes in your microwave or oven. Nestlé USA just announced that it has acquired Freshly for $1.5 Nestlé leads $77M round for healthy meal startup Freshly.

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