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A Woman's Place is in the Classroom

Women on Business

There used to be a time when a majority of young girls, ready to explore higher education were told by their parents (mostly fathers) that it was a waste of money for them to go to college; they would “just” end up getting married, becoming pregnant, and staying in the home raising children and taking care of “the” husband. Love this post.

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Author Chris Brady's Leadership Blog: Tell Me If Anything Was Ever.

Chris Brady

That elusive quality that I only posses for Montessori education, so it seems, and even then not consistently:). Posted by: Laurie Ward - Team Maximus | August 13, 2010 at 01:29 PM Chris, I enjoyed this and have struggled with being a real estate broker amongst wearing other hats the last 3 years. Louis tomorrow!)

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Why Tech Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries Struggle to Raise Funds

Harvard Business Review

Most investors liked the business model and the fact that I was educated in Nigeria and knew the market. That's why most investments in Africa are in mature industries like oil & gas, real estate, and finance, among others. I got some invitations to pitch and explain the idea. Success brought partnerships with U.S.

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What Makes New Orleans a Startup City to Rival the “Big Three”

Harvard Business Review

based companies that they finance,” according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2011, demographer Joel Kotkin developed a list of the U.S.’s His analysis revealed that the college-educated were looking for affordability, with “many ending up in places with lower housing prices.

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Don't Abandon Crowdfunding -- Manage It

Harvard Business Review

billion in 2011, and that funding volume is on track to nearly double to $2.8 banks lent (without real estate as collateral) to small businesses in 2011, according to the FDIC. Education is critical. Consider the data just released in this week's " Crowdfunding Industry Report" from www.crowdsourcing.org.

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10 Ways to Build your Web Effectiveness :: Women on Business

Women on Business

For example, a real estate agent might post breaking news on condo developments and include walk-through videos, behind-the-scenes advice, pictures and plans of buildings, comments from current and potential owners, and a social networking component to create a community of condo owners in her area.