Commonwealth Magazine: Winter 2022

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Running the Show Stories from Commonwealth Entrepreneurs BY LILLIEN WALLER

Founding—and running—a business or organization is difficult even in the best of times. It puts your skills to the test and pushes your boundaries to discover, and develop, new ones. Statistics vary widely on how well start-ups fare in the first few years, whether they are primarily for- or nonprofit. But there’s no denying the outsize commitment, risk, and even humility it takes to run the show, as these student and alumni/ae entrepreneurs can attest.

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