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7 EO members share how to mitigate rising transportation costs and shipping delays

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Global supply chain issues, increased transportation costs and shipping delays are an ongoing post-pandemic problem. Here’s what they shared: Take creative actions. Our small business has absolutely been impacted by higher transportation costs and shipping delays. “Our Shari Hammond, EO Austin, Co-Founder and CEO, INSP!RED

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Advice from Warren Rustand: Put Your Head Down and Walk Into the Storm

Entrepreneurs' Organization

She recently attended a Facebook Live stream hosted by Warren Rustand , co-founder of EO’s Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C., a publicly-traded social service and transportation firm. Yap is a thriving serial entrepreneur whose businesses include Citrus Studios , Luxe Link , and the Orange & Bergamot.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

This meant: Less capital to start a company thus the rise of “micro VCs” Younger, more technical founders (not as big of a leap to take a risk on a 24-year-old when it’s $250k and not $5 million. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. Welcome to the future.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us. Could you withstand the public scrutiny every day of being a young tech founder and show up every morning filled with enthusiasm? I’d love even 0.5%

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6 Reasons To Hire a Retreat Planner for Your Annual Forum Retreat

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed to EO by Ashley Luck, an EO SLP member of the Edmonton chapter, One Canada Committee member, and the founder and principal of AMP Business Solutions. Inject some creativity Retreat planners bring a fresh perspective and innovative ideas to the planning process, ensuring that your retreat is original and memorable.

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My Opportunity to Give Back to EO

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Sadly, the “mama” and founder of Msanzi is in hospice care in Cape Town. One, Mbasa, runs the restaurant, and the other, Sabu, has a transportation company that organized the vans that got us there. and more articles from the EO blog. Earlier that same week, we rallied about 60 EO members to Mzansi Restaurant in Langa township.

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Sequoia picks its horse in the consumer carbon offset market, leading a $2.5 million round for Joro

TechCrunch

She initially thought she’d focus on transportation, but her mind kept returning to consumer consumption habits and the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by targeting consumer behavior. “I didn’t know how we would capture the data to show someone their carbon footprint and help them reduce it until I met my co-founder [ J.