Although the devastating nature of Katrina cannot be overemphasized, out of this tragedy is an opportunity for minority businesses to become an integral part of the rebuilding process. Minority business participation in this rebuilding effort can be viewed as a general model for how all minority businesses can employ new and innovative growth strategies. Such an opportunity cannot and must not be left to chance or squandered. It's critical to the long-term economic health of the entire region.
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Angel capital, whether invested through organized angel groups or by wealthy individuals acting independently, is essential to entrepreneurial start-up activity in the United States. Considering that women's financial power and wealth has grown in the past 20 years -approaching half of the nation's net worth - it appears women are under-represented in this type of investing and that we are missing an opportunity for new investments and perspectives. The gap between the potential and actual participation of women as angel investors raises important questions that need to be addressed.
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We are looking for other creative ways to attract and give incentives to merchants. We are offering a unique opportunity to merchants to generate revenue through positive response to ads by fully utilizing POS equipment already on their counter top.
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I wish I took more scientific classes, because I've always been interested in science. Most of what I have learned I've learned on the job. It's a really neat opportunity to learn by calling up scientists, some of which are world-renowned, ask them questions.
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It's a phenomenal opportunity for these companies, especially in light of the goodwill that was generated by the Sydney Games.
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It was a difficult campaign, with several major disasters happening all over the world, but, at the end, we were able to meet and exceed our campaign goal once again this year. This is our opportunity to thank our many volunteers, donors and others who helped us raise the money needed to help so many in our area.
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I did really gain an appreciation for the strong work ethic of the Japanese people. I had the opportunity to teach English every week.. They'd been learning English, some of them since elementary school. Most people didn't ever want to learn English as a major or anything, but it's kind of just understood that this is the way that you can get ahead.
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This test is an opportunity for the city to increase some of their numbers and give them a more diverse pool.
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I'm looking forward to joining the.. Roster of women who have personified the image of beauty for Estee Lauder over the years. This is an incredible opportunity.
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I think now our seniors have that same opportunity to share (their 2004 NCAA Tournament) experience with these freshmen.
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Remember, Voyager was just a flyby, Cassini is in orbit. We have the opportunity for monitoring them and their behavior, their comings and goings, how they evolve, when they appear and disappear.
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The Visitation Weekend is a wonderful opportunity to really excite women about engineering.
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ITE is good because it provides the opportunity to have a diverse population of students who are academically on the same level.
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He's followed my career through high school, college and through the NBA. You want somebody who knows your game inside out, who knows what you like to do in certain situations. I'm excited about this opportunity and truly blessed.
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This is an opportunity right here,.. You pray for situations like this. To be put in a situation where you are with a [general manager] who has followed you since high school and knows the ins and outs of your game. Not only that, but he knows about your personality. This is a great situation for me and my family and I'm going to embrace it.
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He gave me an opportunity when everybody turned their back on me. He gave me a chance to come to school. He accepted me into his family. It was a great experience for me at UConn and I am grateful to him for that. I wouldn't miss this for anything.
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Some of the concerns of the nursing students are difficult to see how the merger would create new synergy. Between faculty and increase opportunity for interdisciplinary teaching and research. This would hurt our resources. Our programs are so dissimilar and grants and gift funding are very specific.
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The Great American Cleanup allows us to branch out from the Adopt-A-Street program to other communities and schools. It also gives us an opportunity to visit schools and teach about litter prevention and recycling.
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Much of the time these.. Sexual assaults will go unreported because of the stigma that still prevails. As a result, these women might also miss that window of opportunity to access medical care.
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We've installed Cyber Points in libraries, post offices, and other public facilities so that those without computers at home will still have an opportunity to access the Internet. The fundamentals (of our IT strategy) are to start from the homes and schools.
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It's obviously a dream come true. You always want to go up. Of course, you want to help them down there but it's exciting just to get an opportunity up here.
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Anytime we get to work voluntarily with a ranching family that owns a ranch of this size, it's a valuable opportunity.
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It?s depressing. We just can't seem to get over the hump. It hurts to lose a close one like that, having an opportunity in the lane on the road. You get frustrated.
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It gave me an opportunity to see what was going on with recruiting. Once he came through and let everybody know that Marlboro was there, I just came back and did what I had to do.
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It's an opportunity to be here and help the club win, so you want to take advantage of the opportunities you get.
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