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President Launches National Wireless Initiative Paid For by Bandwidth Auction
Speaking at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan Thursday, the President proposed a new national wireless initiative in a city where high-speed internet services...
Teach For America Gets $100 Million Endowment
Four foundations have provided Teach for America with $100 million in endowments to coincide with the group's 20-year anniversary celebration this week. The fund...
Albanian-American Enterprise Fund to Return $15 Million to American Taxpayers
An original grant of $30 million made by the U.S. Agency for International Development back in 1995 to assist the economic transition in Albania...
Refuge Teaches Women to Make Candles in the Darkness of War
Prosperity Candle provides women living in distressed areas around the world the tools and distribution they need to start their own companies making and...
Good News for Haiti: Two New Factories
Haiti could use some good news, and so on the anniversary of the nation's ruinous earthquake, read about business and government leaders signing a...
Nutcracker-synced Lights Raise $25,000 for Perth Kids Hospital
An Australian entrepreneur, Kym Illman, launched his latest Christmas lights extravaganza, this year synching his and his neighbors lights to music -- two homes...
Surprise! Women Started More Firms Than Men
Between 2002 and 2007, women created almost twice as many businesses as men, according to data from the Census Bureau -- and they continue...
Business Schools Embracing Do-gooders With Degree Programs
The popular image of students in modern-day business schools dreaming of pinstriped suits and spreadsheets is increasingly being turned on its head. Many students...
Israeli Device Lets Paralyzed People Stand, Walk
The device known as the "ReWalk" which helps paralyzed patients stand and walk will soon become commercially available.
When Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer was paralyzed...
She Laid Herself Off to Save her Employees’ Jobs
Like countless small-business owners, Lola Gonzalez agonizingly resolved to trim her firm's nine-person staff when the economic recovery began to sputter last spring.
Unlike other...
Katy Perry Honors Inspiring Youth at BBC Teen Awards
Katy Perry and Taylor Swift joined inspirational young people on stage for the first BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards celebrating the achievements of British...
‘Yes, We Can’ Attitude Spreading Across Africa
Sir Richard Branson visits Africa often, and recently declared, "It is apparent that a “yes, we can” attitude is spreading across the continent" --...
More Than 5,000 Small Business Loans Approved in First Month After Jobs Bill
Just one month after the President signed the Small Business Jobs Act, the U.S. Small Business Administration has supported nearly $3 billion in loans...
India’s Growing Wealth Boosts Charitable Giving
The Malkani family made a fortune building one of the country's first online travel agencies.
Now, as India's wealth continues to expand, the Malkanis...
A Host of Western States Could Benefit From California’s Push to Use More Renewable Power
On Thursday, California mandated state utilities to increase by 33 percent their use of wind, solar, and other renewables by 2020. And although most...
Once War-Ravaged, Sierra Leone Opens its Breathtaking Beaches to Eco-tourism
Sierra Leone, a country once synonymous with child soldiers and blood diamonds, is now at peace. Communities forced to start over and create jobs...
Inspiration Deficit Disorder: The No-Pill Prescription to End High Stress and Low Energy
Do you feel stuck? Do you lack the time to regularly renew yourself and enjoy your interests? Are you relying on caffeine, anti-depressants or...
Branson Brings Virgin Money to Help Main Street Australians
The financial sector in Australia has become highly consolidated, said Sir Richard Branson this week, eliminating choice and producing higher costs for the average...
Ten Hero Kids Voted Most Huggable, Each Awarded $10,000
Ten youth judged as this year's Huggable Heroes were honored today for their volunteer efforts at making the world a better place -- in...
Internet Angel Casts Free Broadband Net Over Entire Struggling Town
Entrepreneur Ward Shepherd has brought free wi-fi broadband access to a dirt-poor South Carolina town.
"Knowledge is what sets you free," says Shepherd. "Knowledge is...