Known as “the hand that makes a difference,” EvenPar Enterprises is a company that was launched by Michael Duncan to help people with a variety of disabilities do some of the things they couldn’t do before. Whether they need to hold a rake, wash a car, or play golf, the Lend-A-Hand can help them do […]
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If you’re in Warren, Ohio, there is a new program in place to help your start up keep growing reports the Business Journal Daily. The Warren Business Exchange, unveiled by city officials and the Warren Redevelopment and Planning Corp., is designed to provide startup and early-stage businesses in the Warren area with the resources they
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According to USA TODAY, a suburban Philadelphia philanthropist who believes charity is a powerful incentive thinks he can help get Americans back to work one donation at a time. Gene Epstein, 71, is promoting a $250,000 effort called Hire Just One, with plans to make $1,000 donations to charity in the name of businesses that
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Fast Company reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a point of stopping by the San Francisco Bay Area to ask for something completely different: the tech world’s energy and expertise. Over the past couple of years, the State Department has been reaching out to the tech world for help with their diplomatic and
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Another 80’s icon falls to technology. Advocates for missing children have soured on milk cartons says The Orlando Sentinel. Instead, they are increasingly relying on Facebook to get the word out. Experts say one in six missing children is found because someone recognizes them; they believe those chances improve when Facebook’s 500 million users are
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Jobprize allows job seekers to offer a “prize” to in-the-know employees to refer them to and help them land a job, reports Coolbusinessideas.com. Anyone can go to the website and post a profile about his or her background. What makes this different from other job search sites? Job seekers pay a prize to employees in
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According to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Global Cycle Solutions makes gadgets that let farmers in the developing world use bicycles to shell maize or charge mobile phones. Jodie Wu conceived the idea in 2008 while a student at MIT’s D-Lab, which incubates technologies for developing countries. She and six co-founders launched the business in 2009 with $30,000
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9News reports that Colorado is leading the way with inventions and one non-profit is helping people turn their ideas into profitable businesses. Colorado is in the top 10 for number of patents filed and issued each year. “We are a hotbed of innovation here and we do have a big impact on the economy,” Inventors
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