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55 Ideas to start a Business with less than $5,000 #BizThurs

55 Ideas to start a Business with less than $5,000 #BizThurs

Now you know the basics of what a business is and then some of the basics on how to get some of your start up capital (money) – you can get the money for some of these great businesses!

We found this article on Entrepreneur.com (you should check the whole site out) and picked a few of our favorites for you!

#20 – Household Organizer Are you an organized person? Love the Container Store? Is your…

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Made this bracelet, with code!

Made this bracelet, with code!

Check this out!

  I’m going to get this bracelet in the mail soon, compliments of Made With Code. On their site I was able to code this bracelet (ok and a few more as well) and they’re sending me the 3D printed product (<- click here for an explanation of what a 3D printer is!) to my door! For Free! You should check it out and make your own – maybe with your name, “Coder” or “STEMB Girl” on it!

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#MCM – Gender roles hurt everyone In honor of #ManCrushMonday we wanted to share this trailer for an upcoming documentary about masculinity in America and some of the ways our culture damages young men.

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#TechTuesday - You should learn to program

#TechTuesday – You should learn to program

We were thrilled to chat with Christian Genco who is web software architect, Computer Science graduate from SMU, and creator of many really helpful web applications. You should probably check out his blog here, we did and loved his Ted Talk on why you, as a young person, should learn to program! Watch real quick:

Christian is very…

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#BizThurs - Eat Pizza, make money, Ali tells you how!

#BizThurs – Eat Pizza, make money, Ali tells you how!

Ali’s back! We’re learning more about investing (see part one here), remember that an investor is someone who supplies capital (money) to businesses in hopes of receive even more money back in the future (we call this getting a return on your investment).

How does pizza fit in? We explain Stocks and Bonds to you with it! Yes, and then we ate it.

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Google wants to pay for women to learn more about coding

Google wants to pay for women to learn more about coding

Google is on a role this week! Google is offering vouchers for women and minorities who want to learn to code – these vouchers will get you 3 free months of class at Code School.

This is a separate initiative to their recent launch of “Made with Code” which you should also check out.

Why is this all so important to Google? Only 30% of Google’s employees are women (even though women make up just…

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Everything is "Made with Code" - Google it!

Everything is “Made with Code” – Google it!

Who has seen Google’s new site for their organization “Made with Code?“

Google believes in girls like YOU (yes, you) so much that they’ve invested $50 MILLION into the organization to get you pumped up about coding, technology, computer science and innovation. Not only will they be showing you how cool it is, they’re going to show you HOW to do it! Oh and celebrities like Mindy Khaling are all…

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This image shows Earth’s tectonic plates, and the location of earthquakes and volcanic activity along the plate boundaries. 

What causes earthquakes, and why are they so unpredictable? Seismic waves that pass through the planet hold the answer to these questions. Their patterns can reveal hidden dynamics—hotspots, deep-diving rock, melting mantle—in Earth’s interior. 

Watch a video featuring the group that is installing seismometers across the United States, and check out our SeismoDome event, happening tonight in the Hayden Planetarium.

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Millenials are old news — here’s everything you should know about Generation Z.

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Truth

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As a boy, can I still be a smart girl? Or at least join the party to celebrate the smartness of girls? I don't want to crash a party I'm not invited to. So what can I, as a boy who is all for the encouragement and empowerment of girls, do to help the cause?

Fellow Smartie! YOU ARE INVITED TO THE PARTY. Thanks for this great question. Smart Girls DOES NOT want exclude boys from the fun, or the conversations we hope to start! Just like boys can be feminists, we hope boys will feel free to join in the Smart Girls movement! 

As for how you can help…It is up to the privileged to use their social standing as a spotlight for those who are underserved and overlooked. We encourage guys to join in the conversation. When you feel like the spotlight is on you, when you have a chance to say something important, try taking that moment to highlight a social injustice, a human being whose voice isn’t heard.

We are so happy to have Smarties like you on our team! 

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#BizThurs with Ali - part 1 of Investing!

#BizThurs with Ali – part 1 of Investing!

You can follow Ali on her blog, www.aliwilliamstv.com or on Twitter @aliwilliamstv

Heard anything you’re curious to learn more about? We recommend you check out Investopedia and Investor’s Business Daily!

See you next week smart girls!

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#WCW - Monica wants YOU to be a leader!

#WCW – Monica wants YOU to be a leader!

We are so excited to feature Monica Finnegan this week as our Woman Crush! She’s crushin’ it in her studies and as a leader at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she will serve her more than 6,000 peers as Student Body Vice-President. We wanted to pick her brain on leadership, business and her future plans! We know you’ll like what she has to say. 1) Why did you decide on SMU and…

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Women in Science: Stephanie Kwolek

Women in Science: Stephanie Kwolek

Today for Women in Science, it is only appropriate that we feature the now late Stephanie Kwolek. This amazing women invented Kevlar, a super strong fiber used in things like tires and bullet proof body armor!

  Kwolek invented Kevlar for the company, DuPont, in 1965

She earned her degree in Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University (at the Margaret Morrison Carnegie College)  in 1946

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#BizThurs 5 - How to get the money to start your business

#BizThurs 5 – How to get the money to start your business

We’ve talked about Costs and also the Profit Equation. What you may be thinking now is “well, I know it’s going to cost some money to start the business… but I don’t have enough!” These costs, such as building a website, creating advertisements and the initial supplies you need, are called start-up costs.

In the next few weeks we are going to chat about some ways to get money, or funding, so that…

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