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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

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She says her idea began to take shape after she went through Bizdom Detroit, an entrepreneurial accelerator program founded by Quicken Loans and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert. Before starting OwnerListens in 2011, I spoke with over 100 business owners across ?the I used several platforms,” she says. “I Crowdsource.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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In 2011, I began learning about hair restoration and started North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012. We saw a need for Cleveland, Ohio, to attract young entrepreneurs back to the city at a time when most were leaving. 22-Attract back young entrepreneurs. Photo Credit: Todd Goldstein.

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Lending to Small Business Picks up

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percent of small-business loans were approved by large banks in December 2013, the highest level since the firm began tracking this data in 2011. Arora continued, “Big banks, which request proof of three years of profitability, are now receiving applications from companies whose fortunes increased from 2011-2013.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

For my current financial practice, I really struggled with naming it when I first left Edward Jones and went independent in 2011. When I was a teenager (I’m now in my 40s) I was in a little rock band in Cleveland, Ohio. . #8 – A Younger Generation. Photo Credit: Jeremy Torgerson. Photo Credit: Rodger Roeser.

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An Extensive Guide To Web Form Usability

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November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. JavaScript. Typography. Wallpapers. Smashing Magazine.

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Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live

Startup Lessons Learned

I have been getting emails and tweets all day from people upset that they cannot get into Startup Lessones Learned 2011 - either here in SF, where we're sold out, or in one of the more than 100 simulcast locations around the world, many of which are sold out, too.

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New speakers + Ignite + streaming locations

Startup Lessons Learned

Startup Lessons Learned 2011 is just around the corner: May 23, 2011 in SF. Check out the exact program , speaker bios , and how to register at our SLLCONF 2011 website. You have just under a week to get general admission tickets before prices go up. A lot of people missed the early bird rates and wrote to me about it.