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How Small Businesses Inspire Big Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

For the small businesses we met with, growth was a nearly universal aspiration. We met with a company in North Carolina -- Steele Rubber Products, Inc. -- that produces replacement rubber parts used by collectors when they are restoring classic automobiles. Mazzeo : One recurring theme was about growth and scaling.

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6 Road Trips Reveal Critical Lessons For Business Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

For the small businesses we met with, growth was a nearly universal aspiration. We met with a company in North Carolina -- Steele Rubber Products, Inc. -- that produces replacement rubber parts used by collectors when they are restoring classic automobiles. Mazzeo : One recurring theme was about growth and scaling.

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The Lessons Learned From Small Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

For the small businesses we met with, growth was a nearly universal aspiration. We met with a company in North Carolina -- Steele Rubber Products, Inc. -- that produces replacement rubber parts used by collectors when they are restoring classic automobiles. Mazzeo : One recurring theme was about growth and scaling.

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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. Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA) is a licensed, comprehensive, 2-year residential substance abuse recovery program in North Carolina.

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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

Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo. University of Florida College of Communications & Journalism / Gainesville, FL / By invitation. Conference for North Carolina's Nonprofits. Conference for North Carolina's Nonprofits. General / #fcny / @FastCompany. frank 2017.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. During the conference, we premiered a video produced by University of Utah students that combined powerful images and data about children in poverty in our state.

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