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Interview with Author of “So You Want to be an Entrepreneur”

Written by: Melanie Rembrandt November 11th, 2008
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Recently, I was contacted about a new book on entrepreneurship. This wasn’t that newsworthy, but then I found out that the author is giving all of the profits to charity.
In today’s tough times, it’s nice to hear that people are still doing positive things so I contacted the author, Jon Gillespie-Brown. He had some [...]

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Getting Back To Basics: Lessons From My Interviews

Written by: Christine Haskell September 15th, 2008
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When I first started social venture labs, I drew inspiration from companies who were classic examples of triple bottom line organizations like Burt’s Bees and Life Is Good. The owners of these kinds of companies went from living out of their cars or without running water, to earning over several hundred million while including communities [...]

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Business School Experiment Pays Off…How Green Cleaning Became A Platform For Customer Experience

Written by: Christine Haskell June 12th, 2008
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I met with Stephanie Toler of Sage Clean this week and I have to say: House cleaning hasn’t been this upbeat or bright a topic since Carol Burnett sat on a bucket to watch her own show.
Even as I write this, I am trying to characterize her energy, enthusiasm and belief in herself and her [...]

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