Girl Scouts
Why Selling Girl Scout Cookies Made Me the Businesswoman I Am Today
The Girl Scouts teaches young women how to take risks and be entrepreneurial.
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This Girl Scout Troop Turned a Vacant Warehouse Into a Drive-Thru Cookie Shop
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When You Make Your List of Savviest Marketers, Put the Girl Scouts at the Top
The success of the Girl Scouts' selling diet-busting boxes of cookies, year after year for generations, rates as one of the best marketing programs ever.
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Girl Scouts Get Trendy With Gluten-Free, Greek Yogurt Cookies
After nearly 100 years in the cookie business, the Girl Scouts are still updating their offerings to fit market trends.
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales Are Now Clickable
Troops will soon be able to hone their entrepreneurial skills on the Internet.
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8 Lessons This Record-Breaking Girl Scout Can Teach Entrepreneurs
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Talk About Ambition: One Girl Scout Sold 18,000 Boxes of Cookies
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