Tag: Entrepreneurs
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The Truth About Entrepreneurs: Twice As Many Are Over 50 than Under 25
PBS: The Truth About Entrepreneurs: Twice As Many Are Over 50 than Under 25 … Myths abound about the young entrepreneurs who dreamed up crazy ideas while in their dorm room, raised millions of dollars in venture capital, and started billion-dollar businesses. But these are just the outliers. The typical entrepreneur is more like Albert…
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Young black men as entrepreneurs
Christian Science Monitor: Hope for US economy: Young black men as entrepreneurs Young African American men, especially ex-offenders, face high obstacles to employment. That’s where entrepreneurship training comes in. If just 1 in 3 small businesses hired one employee, the US would be at full employment. Young men of color can be crucial to this…
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Catherine Rohr helps ex-cons return to society by learning to start businesses
Christian Science Monitor: Catherine Rohr helps ex-cons return to society by learning to start businesses Former venture capitalist Catherine Rohr founded the nonprofit Defy Ventures to train ex-prisoners in the ethical and other demands of becoming legitimate entrepreneurs. … The former venture capitalist has brought the criminals and executives together as part of her new…
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In Praise of Entrepreneurs
Eagle and the Child (Russell Smith): In Praise of Entrepreneurs …I like entrepreneurs because I believe that we're called as Christians to build godly culture…and that includes godly business. When Genesis talks about being fruitful and multiplying, I believe that the fruitfulness entails being fruitful in our cultural output. Not just consuming things blindly for…