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The Mexico Report Announces 2013 Real Heroes of Mexico Awardees

August 31, 2013 – Today, The MEXICO Report announced the ‘2013 Real Heroes of Mexico’ awardees showcasing 30 profiles of those making a difference in Mexico.  With a team of nine Ambassadors who helped nominate the heroes along with the general public, the book is now available to preview free online or for purchase in print version. (#RealHeroesofMexico)  The […]

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12 Holidays Gifts That Give Back

Shopping for a meaningful gift? This holiday season, we asked women social entrepreneurs in our global TSE community to tell us about a gift they make that supports a cause, helps save the earth or raises awareness of an important issue. We pored over dozens of entries, and narrowed our list down to these 12 unique items, all of […]

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Wild About Working Again… in Mexico

San Miguel Designs started in about 2005 and my boutique Abrazos opened in San Miguel in 2010. In 2005 a neighbor asked me to help her get scholarship money for her children. I inquired with many social change organizations, but the demand and the need is so great. So I said, “Dolores, you’re such an […]

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Patrice Wynne :: A Small Business Owner

From running one of the most influential and well-known independent bookstores in the U.S. to establishing a family- and community-based business in one of Mexico’s most beautiful colonial cities…Patrice Wynne’s career has taken some dramatic turns. She now calls San Miguel de Allende home, and her unique take on life and business in central Mexico is […]

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