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4 Secrets to Responsive Leadership

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Jackie Jenkins-Scott has more than three decades of experience in executive leadership positions in public health, higher education and corporate and non-profit governance. With a curious mind, the leader will seek knowledge and understanding from a variety of sources including subordinates, peers, experts, and trusted advisors.

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact. During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few.

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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

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There are some business people who think this is ethically wrong for a VC-backed business with a highly-educated founder and there are also likely to be some populist outcries that the money should have been reserved for Main Street workers and not tech workers. I am not claiming to be the world expert on this. Am I eligible for the PPP Loan?

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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

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With little formal education and using this principle, Cheung Yan founded Nine Dragons Paper and became one of the richest women in China. This article was originally posted on Forbes.com. It has been reprinted here with permission from Ashoka. As with Lamey Wellehan, the key to success for that 10% was practicing abundance.

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

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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. Sanchali Pal first woke up to the world’s climate crisis after watching the 2008 documentary Food Inc. I wasn’t a technology person.

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Business Ramifications of Legalized Marijuana: Trouble or Growth Opportunity?

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As a third-party administrator for the Department of Transportation (DOT), the company prepares and monitors DOT’s drug-free policies. By Renita Wolf , a Colorado-based financial executive and author. Employees using marijuana can present safety problems, especially considering that: 8% of full-time employees and 11.5% Roughly 35% of U.S.

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DigiSure, the mobility insurance platform with high-tech screening, comes out of stealth with $13.1M raise

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DigiSure, a digital insurance company that caters to modern mobility form factors like peer-to-peer marketplaces, is officially coming out of stealth to announce a $13.1 million pre-Series A funding round.