Ex-con finds rehabilitation in healthy ramen brand for prisoners
Chef Ron Freeman’s time in prison led to to recovery and entrepreneurship in the instant noodle business.
Read More...Chef Ron Freeman’s time in prison led to to recovery and entrepreneurship in the instant noodle business.
Read More...Poverty is one important reason behind the large number of waste-pickers here in Brazil.
Read More...Critics say the U.S. prison system makes money from keeping people incarcerated. That’s why a new startup making money by focusing on rehabilitation is drawing attention.
Read More...Excited drone entrepreneurs are pitching their businesses in hopes of connecting with new partners and funding sources. Their businesses could help revolutionize business in rural Africa.
Read More...Jakarta is expected to see a $1.6 billion boost from the Halal economy. That’s after a new labeling law goes into effect for Indonesia later this year. That’s also why some cosmetic companies are looking forward to a beautiful bottom line.
Read More...An injury that ended his collegiate swimming career and the stress of attending the competitive Johns Hopkins University, led Ed Pagano to seek therapy. But when he later moved to San Francisco for a job at a tech company, he had no idea where to turn for help.
Read More...Emma Yang decided to use her coding skills to help her grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.
Read More...You’ve probably never heard of this three-billion-dollar Chinese tech startup, but if you’ve dined in a Chinese restaurant then it probably helped put the food on your table.
Read More...U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is displacing Mexican-born migrants, who are finding new opportunities in Mexico’s Silicon Valley.
Read More...Venezuela’s economic woes are providing an unlikely opportunity for startups. Massive hyperinflation made the Latin American country’s currency almost worthless. Now, a new trend in fintech startups is helping bring about a cashless revolution.
Read More...France is in the grip of a start-up boom and there’s also a focus on teaching people to code. The free programming school Ecole 42 is gaining a reputation for filling the skills gap.
Read More...Food scientists and chefs have long been looking for ways to replicate the taste of meat without actually using meat. Now, a new wave of startups is pushing the idea much further, by going to the “cellular level.”
Read More...For people who like the taste of meat but dislike the association with animal or environmental cruelty there’s a new option. It’s called clean meat.
Read More...Well in the US more than 200 billion dollars’ worth of surplus food is wasted every year. One startup in the state of Colorado is trying to do something about that, by selling excess food at a steep discount.
Read More...In the UK, a new project is helping reintegrate drug dealers back into business. Social entrepreneur Clayton Planter says skills learned on the street can be easily transferred to the corporate world.
Read More...With solar panel system prices falling nearly 20-percent last year, the industry is expected to almost triple in size within the next five years. That’s why in Oakland, California, an accelerator program is hoping to cash in on the boom by developing innovative products to usher in an intelligent energy era.
Read More...Statistics show the percentages of men, women and minorities working in the tech sector haven’t changed much. One company believes intelligent machines can help eliminate gender bias in the workplace.
Read More...Less productive workers due to sleep deprivation cost the U.K. economy $49 billion every year. Tired employees in Japan cut economic growth by $138 billion. And sleepy staff in the US eliminates a whopping $411 billion from the economy.
Read More...Some of the most promising emerging markets to launch a startup include Bangalore, Nairobi, Lima, Hong Kong, Manila and Tel Aviv.
Read More...19-years of age Marusha Pride has learned to live with Cerebral Palsy and couldn’t work with the technology available to use a computer and control her wheelchair. But new technology, a simple piece of plastic made from a 3D printer changed her life.
Read More...Startups are leading the way in disrupting the unmined diamond industry. How much do you care about where your diamonds come from?
Read More...To understand what common factors set children on the path of success, CCTV America’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Margot Machol Bisnow, author of “Raising an Entrepreneur: 10 rules for nurturing risk takers, problem solvers and changemakers”.
Read More...Leftover auction items get resold in the U.S. or shipped overseas by textile recyclers. Remaining items are processed and shredded for industrial use, like insulation or filler for cushions and couches.
Read More...With high walls and barbed wire, Uruguay’s Punta de Rieles prison looks like any other penitentiary. Inside, it’s a different story. Inmates here are encouraged to explore their creative side through music, working and setting up their own companies.
Read More...Sala Uno is a Mexican eye care company with a business model that aims to help society and still make a profit.
Read More...Faceology is negotiating deals with global security linked firms and recently signed a contract with a major homeland security agency.
Read More...NASA opened up a catalog of 1200 of its patented technologies to commercial startups.
Read More...CCTV America’s Shraysi Tandon interviewed Jane Chen, CEO and co-founder of Embrace Innovations at Forbes Women’s Summit in New York about the challenges of starting a business and she asked her one more question about what she would tell her younger self, given what she […]
Read More...Union Kitchen, a shared kitchen space in Washington D.C., allows new chefs to collaborate – and learn from seasoned professionals.
Read More...More and more female entrepreneurs are starting up businesses with women in mind. CCTV’s Shraysi Tandon reports on one company hoping to cash in big just in time for Mother’s Day.
Read More...An Australian startup accelerator is trying to bridge the gap between technology and the people who truly need it.
Read More...Starting Block looks at startups disrupting business as usual. This segment explores startups that only cater to half the population – women and girls.
Read More...Among the scores of African entrepreneurs in New York City, one man is creating huge waves with a device born from the chaos of Hurricane Sandy.
Read More...Until recently, shoppers looking to buy furniture in Mexico have had only two choices: expensive imports or low-end furnishings made of pine.
Read More...Imagine being able to be a part of your loved ones lives even after you die.
Read More...Western trade sanctions imposed on Iran may have put a stranglehold on the Iranian economy, but they have also opened the door to local start-ups to come up with their own successful hi-tech companies.
Read More...Hair extensions are a huge market. A hair weave can cost from hundreds to thousands of dollars and the total market is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions, and potentially billions.
Read More...In Brazil, students are required to take standardized tests to attend college. But prep courses are so expensive that only wealthy students generally take them. Now a tech startup is making them more accessible and affordable.
Read More...In the tech world, Israel is known as the “Startup Nation”. After China and the United States, it has more Nasdaq listed companies than any country in the world.
Read More...One U.S.- based charity has come up with a different way to tackle extreme poverty. The Adventure Project uses entrepreneurial spirit and skilled workers to help local communities overseas.
Read More...For more on disaster technology, CCTV America’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Evert Bopp. He is the Founder and CEO of Disaster Tech Lab which is a company that helps local organizations around the world when disaster strikes.
Read More...Starting a business comes with its own special stress, indeed. In an environment where nine out of ten startup companies will fail, it’s perhaps not surprising that researchers are now looking at a link between entrepreneurs and depression.
Read More...Virtual reality has taken a leap forward this year with major companies and numerous startups offering technologies that take users to another dimension. It’s actually part of a growing field called neurogaming – where all the sensations of mind and body meet for an immersive […]
Read More...Mexico’s business climate is undergoing a profound transformation as financial backing for small start ups and entrepreneurs is increasingly available.
Read More...Millions of us use photo-sharing apps like Instagram or even Weibo, but think about this: how would you feel about the world seeing your medical issues at the click of a button? Doctors are starting to use a new smartphone app that lets the medical community […]
Read More...CCTV America’s Rachelle Akuffo interviewed physician Bertalan Mesko and author of “The Guide to the Future of Medicine” about new advances in technology and medicine and patient-doctor interactions and asked him one more question about what it means to be a medical futurist.
Read More...Some entrepreneurs are challenging views on what constitutes a so-called “girls’ toy.” CCTV America’s Roza Kazan filed this report from Chicago.
Read More...Artisans and small businesses are gravitiating towards organizations that share their social mission.
Read More...More and more Korean startup founders are making successful exits and reinvesting their wealth and experience into developing firms.
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