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  • This free program trains people how to start a business —but without debt

    Paul Solman

    March 14, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A program called the PopUp business school spreads free entrepreneurship advice around the world, enabling people from a spectrum of socioeconomic backgrounds to start their own business with very little initial capital. Though of course not every business becomes a booming success, the course teaches individuals how to invest in their ideas -- with free resources like website design and social media training -- without imposing too much of a financial risk.

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  • How refugee resettlement became a revival strategy for this struggling town

    Paul Solman

    May 07, 2016 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Utica, New York

    In Utica, a city in Upstate New York, the community is welcoming refugees as a tool to revitalize the post industrial economy. One in four residents is a refugee and each is integrated in the local community.

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