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Romney: U.S. ‘not a kibbutz’

America is not a kibbutz, Mitt Romney said in a bid to underscore his commitment to individual liberties.

Young entrepreneurs earn gelt for the community good

\”We call these tchotchkes,\” Keith Wasserman says, examining a snow globe. The 27-year-old founder and president of Gelt Inc. talks into a video camera as he walks around the furnished unit in a Bakersfield apartment complex, which the company purchased in 2009.

Ice cream entrepreneur taps into the ‘spiritual aspect’ of business

After Ben Cohen and business partner Jerry Greenfield completed a course on ice cream making, they established their first ice cream shop in 1978 and went on to build Ben & Jerry\’s Ice Cream ­– a $300 million empire and one of the largest ice cream businesses in America.

Mega-millionaire, Age 95, Says, ‘You Can Do It!’

Mega-millionaire Stanley A. Dashew, 95, has some words of wisdom for anyone trying to make it in today\’s tough economy: You can do it. It\’s no secret, he says. In fact, it\’s the title of the book, \”You Can Do It!: Inspiration & Lessons From an Inventor, Entrepreneur, & Sailor,\” written with Josef S. Klus.

Entrepreneurial spirit

Let’s hear it for lemonade stands! Forty-two percent of entrepreneurs surveyed in a study said their first business venture was during their childhood.

Mud’s a dirty business but entrepreneur digs it

\”My goal is to be able to support the community I live in and support the organizations that are working to protect the Copper River…. It supports wildlife and a human food resource, and it\’s something that I want to see preserved for generations into the future,\” Padawer said.

Music Exec Rocks Philanthropy World

Growing up, Richard Foos dreamed of becoming a social worker, a reflection of his bedrock belief in the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, or healing the world. As a college student at USC in the early \’70s, he helped establish an organization called The Free Store, which gave residents of South Los Angeles free clothes, tableware, plates and other household items.

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