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Pell Grants for Short-Term Programs Would Help Students at My Community College

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House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development. At the end of March, I had the honor of representing the Community College of Aurora and providing testimony before the U.S.

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The Role of Entrepreneurship

STEMe

What is the exact difference between an entrepreneurial journey and a small business? Small Businesses tend to focus and invest time in already-known products and services Entrepreneurs always look for innovative and new ideas that, if successful, will bring great change to the market.

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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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Meta has said that it won’t collect fees on paid event transactions through 2023 to help small businesses recover from the pandemic. A “Facebook Classes Instructor” group shows roughly 3,100 people signed up to trial the program. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events.

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I Support Learning chosen by Kansas Small Business Development Center as Success Story of the Year

CTE Learning

I Support Learning (ISL), the developer and leader in story-centered curricula, has won the Kansas Small Business Development Center’s Success Story of the Year. This prestigious award was chosen by bankers, legislators, and other small business groups from the state of Kansas. Waddell stated.

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Child Care Providers Deserve More Than Thanks. They Need Action.

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While some of these providers, known as family child care providers, hold child care licenses and operate as small businesses, the vast majority are family members and neighbors who offer care to support members of their community. million children ages 0-5 in a home setting. Think: a child’s aunt or retired grandmother.

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Why College Matters for a Successful Career in Tech

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Writer’s Bio: Peter MacCallister is a small business owner and blogger, he resides in Scotland and likes to write about up and coming entrepreneurial topics. You’ll likely find Peter in the comments section of any major business publication sparking debate and trying to keep things interesting!

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With No Federal Solution in Sight, States Step Up to Improve Pay for Child Care Workers

ED Surge

Pandemic relief funding helped assuage some of the burden on the field, allowing child care programs—which, in many cases, are privately operated small businesses—to remain open, and giving providers a little extra money with which to boost the pay of its staff. That goes for policymakers, too. But it was no panacea.