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gDiapers: the early years...: Opposite of gCulture Day

Rated Nov 05 • 1 review • entrepreneurship, startup • typepad.com

Ha! I love gDiaper.
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Epic Fail: Startup Lemons Turned to Lemonade -...

Rated Oct 29 • 1 review • business, startup, fail, entrepreneurship, failure • readwriteweb.com

From the page: "When so many conferences feature CEOs rehashing their past successes, FailCon does exactly the opposite. The event asks successful founders, investors and developers to discuss their past blunders and what they've learned from them. While this may seem like a series of sob stories, the result is actually a list of practical tips on how to reduce risk, manage teams and recover from adversity. In today's afternoon sessions several panelists shared their war stories and set the stage for lessons. "
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How to Pick the Right Virtual Team and Virtual Office...

Rated Sep 17 • 4 reviews • entrepreneurship • toktumi.com
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Fighting poverty through microloan guarantees - Springwise

Rated Aug 28 • 1 review • entrepreneurship, loans, microloans, third world • springwise.com

From the page: "We've written about a number of microfinance organizations in recent years, including not just oft-cited Kiva but also Wokai and Jolkona. Whereas those ventures all strive to help entrepreneurs in the developing world by facilitating direct microloans and donations, however, California-based nonprofit United Prosperity is taking a different approach by focusing on providing loan guarantees instead.

A traditional microloan or donation of USD 100 delivers roughly that same amount to the entrepreneur in need, but providing a loan guarantee of the same amount can result in a much larger loan from a local bank, United Prosperity says�"as much as USD 666, in this case. How it works: Potential guarantors browse the United Prosperity site, which features a number of prescreened entrepreneurs in developing countries. They then choose one to help, and contribute a loan guarantee of any amount through PayPal. United Prosperity then consolidates the guarantees on multiple loans for the microfinance partner involved and issues a guarantee, which is deposited as collateral with the local bank. With the assurance of that collateral, the bank is then willing to lend funds�"the amount depending on the guarantee percentage it requires�"to the microfinance institution, which in turn lends to the individual entrepreneur who was supported. The guarantor can track the entrepreneur's progress building their business, and when the entrepreneur repays the loan, the funds are returned to the guarantor's PayPal account. United Prosperity, meanwhile, earns interest on guarantee funds; it's also considering charging its partners a small fee for providing the guarantee."
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Hand-sketched city maps feature drawings and local advice...

Rated Aug 26 • 1 review • entrepreneurship, maps, art • springwise.com

From the page: "Travellers looking for city maps and advice face an overwhelming array of alternatives, all competing with a slightly different approach. Whereas recent entrants such as Tripwolf, Offbeat Guides and TripIt all strive to provide some tailored package representing the best of what's on the web, however, a new Swiss startup aims to focus instead on what a local friend might say, presented artistically with hand-drawn notes.

Launched earlier this month, A la Carte Maps are designed to combine guidebook, tourist map and original art in one. Currently available for six cities�"Barcelona, Munich, Zurich, Shangai, Tokyo and Washington, DC�"A la Carte Maps present an array of each city�s best-kept insider tips on a beautiful, 70-by-42-cm, hand-drawn map. An accompanying welcome letter provides key information about the city in question, such as where to exchange money, how to get around, what to do on a rainy day, etc., while access to a comprehensive city database�"provided with each purchase�"adds even more insider information as well as the ability to create a customised itinerary. In addition to its curated "My City à la Carte" maps, A la Carte also allows seasoned travellers to create their own, customised maps of a city with their own notes and artwork. Both types of map are ad-free and matt-laminated, and are priced at EUR 8.90; A la Carte donates 10 percent of the profits from each map to a social project in the city it represents."
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goodworkpeople: the business of social impact

Rated Aug 03 • 1 review • business, green business, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur • goodworkpeople.com

A great new blog about the business of social impact.
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More self-service at bars: a tap at every table - Springwise

Rated Jul 30 • 1 review • business, bars, entrepreneurship, design, beer • springwise.com

Freakin' genius.
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200 Green Business Ideas | Green Leanings | Fast Company

Rated Jul 26 • 1 review • entrepreneurship • fastcompany.com
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One Great Way to Support Green Startups: Think Inside the...

Rated Jun 19 • 1 review • entrepreneurship • ecopreneurist.com
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Florida College Grads Now Cleaning Offices : Sustainablog

Rated Jun 05 • 3 reviews • entrepreneurship • sustainablog.org
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