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2011
Schultz is back with Big Idea No. 2. It is every bit as idealistic as his first big idea, but far more practical. Starbucks is going to create a mechanism that will allow us citizens to do what the government and the banks won’t: lend money to small businesses. This mechanism is scheduled to be rolled out on Nov. 1. This time, Schultz is not tilting at windmills.
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We Can All Become Job Creators - NYTimes.com

A CEO of a public company thinking innovatively and doing good things. More, please.

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    This is a good idea.
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    Howard Schultz has massive ambition. Transformative ambition. That’s awesome! That said, in an network economy his...
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    Love this guy…
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    Wow. Howard Schultz is doing it. We need a lot more of this!
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