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May, 2009

Name of business:  Give Back a Pack Foundation, Inc
Mission:  To improve the lives of underprivileged children through the collection and distribution of backpacks.
Began:   April 2009 in Miami, Fl
Founders: Nicholas Kling & Renzo Pisa, Babson 2007 undergrad alums
Web: www.givebackapack.org;
email: nicholas@givebackapack.org, renzo@givebackapack.org
Business: 617-281-9822; 305-807-9463
Facebook: GiveBackaPack
Twitter: http://twiter.com/givebackapack
Blog: www.givebackapack.org/blog.php
Founder’s Past Life/Business:
Real Estate Underwriting; Real Estate Investment Banking
Creators of [...]

Erik and his skiing guide, Jeff Ulrich, have been working on a project called Blind Skiers’ Edge, to raise awareness for blind skiing and guiding.  Jeff has developed an innovatibve technique to guide blind skiers.  Take a look.

Name of business:  Finroo| Swim Against the Tide
                                    www.finroo.com

Mission:  Finroo strives to be the number one distributor for limited-edition expressive garments sold directly from artists to consumers. We do not sell products; we sell living pieces of art. We will begin in the apparel industry, and then move to any canvas that our technology will [...]

Name of business: KoMarketing Associates, LLC
Mission: Generate profitable website traffic for B2B companies via search engine marketing and social media marketing.
Began:  January 2004
Where:  Waltham, MA
Founder:  Andy Komack, M ‘98
KoMarketing Associates, LLC
www.komarketingassociates.com
 e-mail: andy@komarketingassociates.com
Business:  (781) 209-1989
Mobile:   (508) 904-8735  
Fax: (781)209-1996
Twitter: http://twitter.com/akomack
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andykomack
Blog: http://www.komarketingassociates.com/blog/
Founder’s Past Life/Business: Been an online marketing junkie for 10 years now.
How The Idea Began: I was laid off [...]

Company Name = Kuma Goods, LLC; Product Name = Chews Better; www.chewsbetter.com
Mission:
To provide the best tasting and healthiest all-natural candy products.
To serve as a catalyst for change in the candy industry by proving there is a greater demand for a healthier candy.
To promote a healthier lifestyle and to always make the better choice.
To be a [...]