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How Maya Penn Became One of the Most Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs of Gen Z

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In 2008, eco-fashion was nowhere near a mainstream topic, so I wanted to create a better alternative,” she remembers. At age 11, she appeared in a 2011 Forbes article about grade-school entrepreneurs—the first of many interviews she’d give.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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per cent in April 2011 has angered small business owners. Darling pledges help for SMEs : The Chancellor announced proposals to help small businesses in his pre-Budget report.Alistair Darling committed £500 million for a capital growth fund to support small businesses and an extension to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.

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Beyond the Music: DJ Steve Aoki Taps Into Tech and Brain Advocacy Through the Aoki Foundation

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A cold plunge is the act of submerging your body in cold water; it’s said to have certain benefits for both mental and physical health, and Aoki was using his platform to turn it into a trend. When his father, Japanese restaurateur and wrestler Rocky Aoki, died in 2008, Aoki wanted to learn more about the cancer that killed him.

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How to improve customer service in the digital world

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Wachovia turned into Wells Fargo in March 2011. The conversion had been going on since 2008, and Wells Fargo promised to become more environmentally friendly and use less paper and forms. Possibly Related Posts: Medicare forcing hospitals to improve their customer service In the midst of arguments on the Affordable Health Care.

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Taming Twelve Monkeys

Brilliantly Better

Tweet This is my first post for 2011. On all levels: personal relationships (ended my second marriage), financial (had to overcome some of the most profound and unexpected money problems I ever had), and also career (my non-compete agreement after selling my company in 2008 ended last year). That’s all I want from 2011.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2014

Small Business Labs

To see earlier lists, click on the year: 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008.   Health Care.   Small business owners will need to move beyond the hype (and their own political views) and focus on securing the most cost effective health care plans for themselves and their employees.  GDP increasing 2.5%

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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She started in real estate in 2011 with no SOI, no experience and $6 to her name. Bethke started out as an individual realtor in 2011. She has more than 20 years experience in business, healthcare and education with master’s degrees in Health Services Administration, Education, and Human Organizational Systems.

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