Yasmine Arrington founded ScholarCHIPS as a result of participating in LearnServe International. ScholarCHIPS is a non-profit dedicated to raising college scholarship dollars for the children of incarcerated parents.
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Success Quote
- “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein.
Business Failure
- Yasmine has failed multiple times in her short but inspirational Entrepreneurial career. In this interview, she shares all.
Entrepreneurial AHA Moment
- Talking one on one to a person struggling with an incarcerated family member is moving to say the least, and has hardened Yasmine to her life’s work.
Current Business
- ScholarCHIPS has raised over $26,000 and placed 8 students in school that otherwise would not be. This is just the beginning.
Small Business Resource
- JSTOR: Scans of print journals, with 10 major math journals (requires subscription).
Best Business Book
- How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Interview Links
- ScholarCHIPS (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2013. This site is no longer available.)
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