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8Building a bridge to the future

As an entrepreneur you can build a business that contributes to your community in ways that go far beyond selling a good product. You can leverage your relationships with all of your stakeholders to help strengthen your community and contribute to the common good.

This becomes even more profound when you consider that you are helping create a feeling of home and a sense of place for people in your community. Having a home is important to all of us. It may not be perfect, but when we think of home we want it to feel comfortable and safe and to bring warmth to our hearts.

Not everyone has a home. Even people who own a house may not feel secure or might even feel homeless. When we are physically or psychologically ...

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