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March 27, 2017 March 27, 2017

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A lifelong love of tech inspires Saeed Jabbar to teach young people to code

Growing up in Guyana, the only thing Inclusion founder Saeed Jabbar wanted as a kid was his own video game console. But that luxury was out of reach for his family, until they moved to Jamaica, Queens when he was about 10 years old. “Every kid is interested in video games, right?” he asks. “But […]

By Mark Sullivan

March 26, 2017 March 26, 2017

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In the home stretch, Creator Award finalists perfect their pitch

After leading her nonprofit for a decade, Cristi Hegranes had perfected her pitch. She knew just how to describe her organization’s work to the boards of some of the world’s most prominent foundations. Then she was notified that Global Press Institute was a finalist for the Creator Awards, and she threw her usual pitch out […]

By Mark Sullivan

March 21, 2017 March 21, 2017

Rianka R. Dorsainvil Your Greatest Contribution

Five tax tips entrepreneurs can’t do without

As entrepreneurs, we wear multiple hats in our business—we are the visionary, technician, and manager—all rolled into one. Although we might be playing many roles, our key responsibility is to make sure our business has a solid financial foundation. And an important part of that foundation, that is often overlooked, is getting a handle on […]

March 16, 2017 March 16, 2017

Six reasons Washington, D.C. is a great place for startups

It’s not Silicon Valley, Silicon Alley, or even Silicon Beach, but if a company wants to change the way the country works, there’s not a better place to be than Washington, D.C. D.C. is focused on politics, and anyone who doesn’t work for the federal government is probably at a lobbying firm, a nonprofit group, […]

March 9, 2017 March 9, 2017

WeWork announced $20 million for Creator Awards

Pledging $20 million, WeWork will recognize and reward creators

“Obviously it’s massive,” says Sam Marley, a founder of the photo-sharing platform Blurr. He’s talking about the $25,000 his company won in January at WeWork Demo Day. “We have a tight budget, so this money gives us the extra leeway to try new things, think of different ways to pursue marketing, and take some bigger risks than […]

March 8, 2017 March 8, 2017

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This branding pro is flying solo—and loving the view

“I’m 100 percent unemployable,” says Jenna Soard, laughing out loud. “It’s not that I don’t have the skills. It’s that I don’t always follow rules.” A yearlong stint as a designer at Nike—a dream job, she admits—convinced the Portland trailblazer that she needed to strike out on her own. Soard started You Can Brand, where she […]

By Mark Sullivan

March 6, 2017 March 6, 2017

Five ways to create a great company culture from day one

Growing a fantastic work culture for your business is harder than it looks. It can be a great selling point for employees and for your brand—but it could be your biggest challenge. And once established, it can be hard to change. I recently spoke with the owner of Shiraz Restaurant in Los Angeles who hadn’t […]

February 28, 2017 February 28, 2017

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Evoking an opulent era with heady scents

One of Teri Johnson’s early childhood memories was traveling to St. Louis to see her glamorous aunt, who had once lived in Saudi Arabia. “Whenever I would visit her, I would run into her boudoir and smell her perfumes from around the world,” Johnson says. Her aunt, who traveled throughout the Middle East and Europe, […]

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