Word: reinvests
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...July of last year, Chyau and So plan to return to Zhongdian, Yunnan to implement the “Yashmere” yak project. The two students estimate that the project will increase the income of 4,000 families in the province by 30 percent. They also plan to reinvest 10 percent of their profits back to community development in areas of health and education.“‘Start Small, Think Big’ is becoming one of our mottos,” writes Chyau in a blog devoted to Ventures in Development...
Francisco Martinez filled the bill. As many as 30% of Endeavor's entrepreneurs don't reinvest in their communities, but Martinez, 41, who left school at 13 and later founded Neology, a Mexico-based radio-frequency identification (RFID) company, gives back. Neology, which has grown into a $20 million exporter from $300,000 in four years, has created hundreds of jobs locally and in San Diego. Endeavor has had limited success with women. But armed with a plan mapped out with Endeavor's help, Leila Velez, 31, is gaining access to loans that will help her grow her $4 million...
...fixed rate (current average: 7%), with low or no closing costs and a typical term of five to 15 years to repay. That simplicity and predictability is valuable. There are hidden costs, however. If you borrow enough to cover four years of tuition, you'll need to reinvest whatever you don't use right away. And even so, you may not offset the interest you're paying for money you don't need...
...scenarios? If the sustainability principles save Harvard money and go no further, then “responsibility” is meaningless. To maintain incentives to save money through reducing resource use while meeting Harvard’s obligation of environmental stewardship, one common-sense solution is to reinvest 50% of cost savings—which result from sustainability measures—into research on campus sustainability or environmental mitigation efforts, like the Kennedy School of Government’s use of 100% wind energy. This solution is still “win-win,” but goes beyond...
...jobs and could end up making the E.U. a whole lot less competitive. "The question isn't halting the departure of lower-skilled jobs to cheaper markets, and Sarkozy should know that," says Marc Touati, chief economist of Natexis Banques Populaires. "The challenge is getting those same companies to reinvest gains made from outsourcing to create new jobs in research, hi-tech and skilled services back home." It all just reinforces the impression among critics that Sarkozy cares more about publicity than policy. "Politically, it was a smart move," says French political commentator Alain Duhamel. "Preventing job loss through outsourcing...