Fueling Dreams: Third Annual Village Launch “FUEL” Pitch Contest
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Village Launch Alumni win $15,000 in Grant funds for their business. 5 Entrepreneurs walk away with start-up capital for their business!
A Business Plan for Getting Punched in the Face
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Running a startup is kind of like a boxing match.
Dakota Doug and the Typhoon Tempest: An Adventure
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What Indiana Jones is to archaeology is what Doug Kim is to business and patent law.
Disney and Collaboration
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I love Disney, but not like most people.
While many obsess over the parks, movies and merchandise, I love Disney’s corporate history and structure.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Immigrant Story
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Ghisela Eljach moved to Greenville when she was around my age. By herself. She was not fluent in English. Her family was a world away in Barranquilla, Colombia. She was studying to be a lawyer. When she first moved to Greenville, Ghisela started out in a factory, packing sheets to make a living. That experience reminded me of the many factory jobs my parents worked to provide for our family when we first moved here.