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My Competitors Don’t Seem Interested in ‘Coopertition’

I recently had a conversation with a man from Spain whose wife runs an e-commerce company that is based here in the United States but serves the Spanish ...
On November 30, 2013 / By Adriana Herrera
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Questioning the TOMS Shoes Model for Social Enterprise

After visiting Argentina and seeing the impact of poverty on some of its children, Blake Mycoskie was inspired to create a philanthropic “for-profit business that was sustainable and not ...
On November 29, 2013 / By Adriana Herrera
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Our Vision: Make Sales to End Sweatshops

There have been a lot of grim stories lately involving the manufacture of clothing. Over the last few months, there have been factory fires in Bangledesh ...
On November 29, 2013 / By Adriana Herrera
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Introducing Fashioning Change: Wear This, Not That

I’m the founder and chief executive of Fashioning Change, a start-up that helps shoppers purchase stylish, money-saving, safe and sweatshop-free alternatives to top name brands. We had our “Hello ...
On November 29, 2013 / By Adriana Herrera