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How Small Businesses Inspire Big Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. For the small businesses we met with, growth was a nearly universal aspiration.

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6 Road Trips Reveal Critical Lessons For Business Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. For the small businesses we met with, growth was a nearly universal aspiration.

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The Lessons Learned From Small Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. For the small businesses we met with, growth was a nearly universal aspiration.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. The Great Recession and its aftermath have forced nonprofits to seek out new and different ways to address their challenges. This article was originally published by Taylor & Francis Online.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. Participants will network and learn about other areas of practice, discuss a range of opportunities and challenges faced by different sectors, and work collaboratively to improve impact measurement. Mexico / SOLD OUT. General / @OppColl.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Given the challenging environment facing children’s advocates who see the negative consequences of underfunding health and education every day, it is hard to. In 2008, the Packard Foundation invited Voices for Utah Children to participate in the Narrative Project , which was designed to change the conversation around children’s.

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