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Six ways to get online buzz without breaking the bank

Your online reputation can make or break your startup. Whether you have a brick-and-mortar location or you’re operating solely on the Internet, you need to ensure that the chatter going on about you is positive. According to OutboundEngine, 68 percent of consumers trust opinions that people write online, and 88 percent trust these opinions just […]
Doing Good: Roya Elghanian of Worldwide Helpers

 Growing up in London, Roya Elghanian was itching to get a passport so she could travel around the world. When she finally got one, she embarked on a six-month backpacking trip through South America and Southeast Asia. As she learned about new cultures, she wanted to help those in need. But she struggled to find […]
Watch Design Dance and WeWork help Chicago kids express themselves

An ability to express themselves is one thing that builds confidence in students. WeWork recently partnered with Design Dance, a community of artists that helps students boost their self-esteem while they bust a move. Together, they put on an Entrepreneurship in the Arts program for students attending Chicago Public Schools. Calling the program “Working Together,” […]
Doing Good: Rachel Foran of Brooklyn Community Bail Fund

When they’re stuck in jail without being able to post bail, crime suspects are nine times more likely to plead guilty and leave with a record. That statistic is one of the things that motivates activist Rachel Foran. “I knew I wanted to do social justice work around the criminal justice reform,” says Rachel Foran. […]
Chocolate mousse bonds two colleagues (and here’s the recipe!)

Theresa Cantafio was filling her mug with piping hot La Colombe coffee at WeWork Fulton Market when she bumped into Thomas Shipley. Neither knew that a sweet friendship was just beginning. Cantafio is in marketing and business development at Brisan, a food and beverage ingredients expert. Shipley is the senior copywriter at Quill, the giant online […]
Doing Good: Allison Hauser of Girls on the Run

From saving the earth to adopting animals, Allison Hauser has been involved in helping different causes since the third grade. So it’s no surprise that in 2007, she volunteered as a coach for Girls on the Run, an organization dedicated to empowering young girls. “Every session in coaching, there were moments where a face lit […]
Expert Advice: Brianna Maury’s top three tips about business insurance

Brianna Maury just found out she’s been selected for grand jury duty, which will eat up every afternoon for the next month. But Maury isn’t stressed one bit about how this will affect her business. In fact, the glass-half-full insurance broker says she feels “amazing.” “Those are my least productive hours of the day anyway,” […]
Doing Good: Tavia Hartley of Urban Arts Partnership

The statistics are startling: one in five New York City public school students missed more than a month of classes last year. That’s where the Urban Arts Partnership comes in. The nonprofit targets underserved public school students with innovative in-school and after-school programs. “I was always an avid believer in the power of the arts […]
Mobile ads that are actually fun? Gamewheel is on it

Let’s face it: We’re all on our phones more often than we’d like to admit. A company that has fully embraced this fact is Gamewheel, a new advertising tool that allows businesses to use mobile games as a way to promote their products. Gamewheel takes advertising to the next level, with the interactive game ad […]
Doing Good: Siobhan Kelley of Last Mile Health

Statistics show that about 1 billion people around the world go their entire lives without access to basic health care because they live too far from medical facilities. Diligently trying to improve those odds is Siobhan Kelley, communications manager at Last Mile Health, a nonprofit committed to providing access to health care in the world’s […]