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  • Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They're also good for business.

    Tik Root

    October 22, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Businesses like the convenience-store chain Racetrac, are seeing an increase in their annual revenue when they install electric vehicle charging stations for customers to use. Racetrac alone has installed eight chargers, contributing to the 61,000 currently available throughout the country. Several other businesses like Walmart, Kohl’s and Subway are also planning to follow suit.

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  • Youth Business Spain: alianzas, mentoría y financiación para el emprendimiento juvenil

    Daniel Jiménez

    July 24, 2024 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Spain

    Youth Business Spain, una ‘alianza multiactor’ de entidades sociales especializadas en promover el autoempleo, ha ayudado a 4.500 emprendedores en su primera década a poner en marcha su negocio.

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  • New cannabis dispensaries bring Sacramento closer to reaching social equity goals

    Ken Magri

    January 29, 2024 |

    The Observer |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento’s Cannabis Opportunity and Racial Equity program is helping people who were adversely affected by discrimination during America’s war on drugs to start businesses in the regulated cannabis industry. Qualifying entrepreneurs receive wraparound support including funding and small-business education. So far, 10 dispensary licenses have been awarded to participants.

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  • This Push Group Promotes Social Media Skills Among SMEs

    Phillip Anjorin

    June 22, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The BrandTell Nigeria Business Group is a WhatsApp group that provides daily interactive sessions on building online brand visibility to business owners with little to no online presence. Those subscribed to the group also have access to online tools for bookkeeping, graphic design and content creation to help grow their business.

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  • How two queer filmmakers helped save lesbian bars in the US from extinction

    Ali Haas Jamie Valentino

    April 25, 2023 |

    GayCities |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    After learning that the number of lesbian bars across the U.S. was dwindling, two filmmakers launched the show “The Lesbian Bar Project” which spotlights the bars’ significance to their communities. Along with the show, they crowdfunded $300,000 to help financially support the surviving bars.

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  • The epoch of coal is ending. Could an extraordinary fossil deposit help Kemmerer survive?

    Nicole Pollack

    August 07, 2022 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kemmerer, Wyoming

    Fossil Lake, and its associated quarries, have provided small businesses in Kemmerer with ways to attract tourists and make a living as major industries, such as coal, has retreated in recent years. The businesses have all thrived by following different, non-competing business models, generating millions of dollars in revenue every year.

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  • Marshall Park helps Ontario address economic vacuum created by GM departure

    Curt Conrad

    July 14, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ontario, Ohio

    A restoration of Marshall Park has drawn sports tournaments to Ontario, spurring economic activity. The park was built as a community park but community leaders also saw the potential it could provide in driving the economy, especially after the departure of a major local employer.

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  • Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

    Frani Halperin

    July 11, 2022 |

    KGNU Community Radio |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    The Canadian company Green Circle Salons collects, cleans, and sends salon waste to be recycled to divert it from landfills.

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  • A Night Market Creates Opportunity for Black Communities

    Morgan Florsheim

    May 03, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    An evening market in Nashville provides a location for local Black business owners to sell goods and gain exposure.

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  • Easy E-Bike Rider

    Henry Houston

    April 21, 2022 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Corvallis, Oregon

    The Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Office provides $1,200 rebates for people to buy electric bikes at four local stores. E-bikes cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and are a more affordable option than cars. To qualify, household income must be less than 80 percent of area median income and the household must be a customer of Pacific Power, who helped fund the rebates. E-bike sales have increased with over 30 vouchers handed out, which also serves as a stimulus to the local bike shop economy.

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