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Innovative businesses that support local communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

YLAI Network members Juliana Nieva de Castillo from Tucumán, Argentina and Julio César Bueno Cruz from Cali, Colombia illustrate two forms of social innovation and community support through unique business concepts. This cost-savings approach to business is also reflected in her marketing strategy. Recycling and Design.

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Why Yelp should pay attention to not shooting itself in the face (and what ripping off Foursquare and taking big money from Elevation mean)

This is going to be BIG.

Undoubtedly, that kind of strategy will actually work against Yelp in today’s ecology. Given that the people that actually pay Yelp, venues, only care about reach—by scaring off innovative partners who might want to work with the company, Yelp is doing a disservice to its long term value creation strategy for itself and its customers.

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Hong Kong’s Brinc Launches Climate Tech Program to Support Early-Stage Startups in Carbon Dioxide Removal Solutions

AsiaTechDaily

In addition to its accelerator programs, Brinc offers investment services and distributed innovation strategies to support corporations in sourcing new startups and technologies. Headquartered in Hong Kong Brinc is a prominent global venture accelerator that operates 13 accelerator programs across seven countries.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

Fundraising platforms such as Investiere have boosted the angel community support of early funding rounds. I really wish that the business case for social and ecological startups will finally be proven (kind of like Oatly showed with the Blackstone investment). How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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Why Black Friday Is Toxic for Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Think sustainably As a customer, when you buy something, you’re not just buying it for yourself but also for your community. Lower business costs, more innovative strategies, a better reputation, and more new customers who value sustainability contribute to higher long-term profits. socially, ecologically, or economically.”

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Should we be growing trees in the desert to combat climate change?

TechCrunch

“There is a current debate about whether drylands are suitable for reforestation for the purpose of global climate mitigation purposes,” said Niall Hanan, professor of dryland ecology in the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department at New Mexico State University. 14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. Pet Angel Pet Angel is the premier pet death care company providing unparalleled cremation services to Veterinarians within a national B2B rollup strategy.

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