Celebrity publicist Jenelle Hamilton, known as 'The Publicist', started her public relations consultancy with a laptop, coveted contacts, and her smartphone. “As a publicist, what you really need to start a business is contacts with the media and producers,” according to Hamilton. “Investing the time...
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Social entrepreneurship is on the rise.
Identifying and solving problems on a large scale breathes new life into the age-old concept of humanitarianism. "The role played by entrepreneurs in advancing positive social changes" has shifted, according to New York Times columnist David Bornstein. "I don’t...
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Financing a small business is challenging. Whether an entrepreneur chooses debt financing, angel investors, seed capital, venture capital, private equity, friends and family investment, bootstrapping, or other methods of financing the hassle and cost is rarely ideal.
In 2010, Lighter Capital was created...
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Managing multiple social media accounts is easier said than done. Brands, businesses and people alike struggle to develop a consistent presence on preferred social media sites (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram).
In June 2012 Paul Berry (former HuffPo CTO) launched RebelMouse to solve that...
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"For every hour [students] spend in class [they] should spend 2-3 hours outside of class studying," according to Kelci Lynn Lucier, writer and founder of The College Parent Handbook.
Developing good study habits contributes to long-term success in college. However, like many students Andrew Grauer...
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For most corporate employees, lunch options are lackluster at best. Many office workers find themselves wondering, "Are there any good lunch spots close by?" For many, the answer is a resounding "No."
In 2010 EAT Club co-founder Kevin Yang -- along with Rodrigo Santibanez -- aimed to change that fact...
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