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Learn Why Immersive Classroom Tech Is The Key To Seamless Hybrid Meetings

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While many organizations have tested new solutions since March 2020, some of the most successful and advanced technology to connect in-person and remote participants was actually refined years before the pandemic on a sprawling university campus to address a commuting conundrum.

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

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It has also sparked collaborations with celebrities and popular fashion and lifestyle brands including Alice + Olivia, LoveShackFancy, Dogwood Hill and Draper James, the clothing line founded by Reese Witherspoon. Kate Stice Stewart: It’s 2017, and I’m on my laptop searching “fair trade.” How did you look for potential manufacturers?

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Orion Brown, Creator of BlackTravelBox®, Is Changing Self-Care for Travelers of Color

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She wanted to develop a travel-specific beauty and personal care brand that women of color could rely on when visiting different places—and she did that in 2017 with the idea for BlackTravelBox® , TSA-compliant luxury hair and skin care products, including shampoo, conditioner, body balm, lip balm and hair balm, for travelers of color.

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This Entrepreneur Said Jumping from Cozy Corporate to Risk-Taking Entrepreneur Was the Best Decision for Her Well-Being

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In 2017 she drove a few hours south of her San Francisco office to Esalen Institute, a retreat center in Big Sur. Sun & Swell Foods launched in 2017 with date and cashew bites. In 2020 the line expanded to include pantry staples, things like quinoa, rolled oats, brown rice, spices and seasonings, and coffee and tea.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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It’s a welcoming space for women entrepreneurs, one where collaboration, consensus and diversity rule. Traditionally feminine strengths are good for business Modern female entrepreneurs can lead from traditionally feminine strengths as broad as collaboration and empathy to those as personal as the day-to-day challenges of being a woman.

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25 Holiday Gift Ideas That Support Minority-Owned Businesses

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In fact, early in the pandemic, Black business ownership rates fell 41% from February to April 2020, according to a report from the House Committee on Small Business. The second collaboration with a minority-owned business—the Seasoned Blue Steel collection, launched in March 2022.) Plus, with each purchase made, YaYa & Co.

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Hello Alice Co-founders Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore Are Fueling the Small Business Ecosystem

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The platform connects entrepreneurs with financing resources via credit, grants and loans, and fosters a collaborative community of small business owners who support one another. The company has a few different ways of trying to achieve its goal of helping build the healthiest, strongest and most sustainable businesses, Rodz says.

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