All posts in Small Business

• September 30, 2014

  How Small Businesses Win the Talent War

  Apprenticeships and internships help more small companies gain an edge in recruiting

  Crain’s New York Business
  

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• September 30, 2014

  More New Yorkers Fly Solo

  Microbusinesses rise, and so does their economic clout

  Crain’s New York Business

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• September 30, 2014

  Jewelry Startup Funds Micro-Loans in Kenya

  Social enterprise Bird & Stone sells jewelry to help fund micro-loans for women in Kenya

  Not Only For Profit

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• August 4, 2014

  A Supply Chain Overhaul to Boost Coffee Farmers’ Income 400%

  Social enterprise Vega aims to remake the coffee supply chain and give farmers a more equitable piece of the pie.

  Forbes/Not Only For Profit

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• August 4, 2014

  Social Enterprise in Haiti Transforms the Lives of Peanut Farmers

  Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp., the latest social enterprise from Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, targets the more than 12,000 small holder peanut farmers in Haiti.

  Forbes/Not Only For Profit

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• August 4, 2014

  Beauty, Bling, and Art Attract Overseas Buyers

  Handmade and manufactured items see uptick in sales.

  Crain’s New York Business

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• June 11, 2014

  Small Business Owners Get Squeezed

  As costs rise and their middle-class customers’ income gets squeezed, small business owners in New York City are feeling the pinch.

  Crain’s New York Business

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• June 9, 2014

  Social Entrepreneurs Create 3D Printed Wrench from Recycled Ocean Plastic

  The Plastic Bank, which just created a 3D printed wrench from ocean plastic, is about to open its first recycling exchange center aimed at encouraging “micro-recycling entrepreneurs.”

  Not Only For Profit/Forbes
  

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• June 9, 2014

  Startup Sells Girls’ Action Figures with a Realistic Breast-to-Hip Ratio

  IAmElemental is creating action figures for girls.

  Not Only For Profit/Forbes
  

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• June 9, 2014

  A Tale of Two Startups: Reducing Recidivism, Reviving Vacant Lots

  Two of the social enterprises in Philadelphia’s Fast FWD public safety accelerator have very different approaches: one wants to reduce recidivism through self-driven inmate education, the other to revive crime-prone vacant lots using easy-to-erect modular buildings.
  Not Only For Profit/Forbes

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