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[Interview] Zack Creed, Oakville Golf Instructor On Entrepreneurship, Career Transitions

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Senior Open Championship in 2011 and for the 2012 BMW (Fedex playoff), as well as play with celebrities, politicians, and other professional athletes. While working at The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club in Fishers, Indiana, Zack qualified for and played in the 2012 and 2013 Indiana Open tournaments.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. My business partner, Adam Hale, and I were both in Fort Wayne, Indiana when the company was founded. 1- From our daughter.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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If you find you need a developer to work with you, do you reach out to a freelancer or do you call an agency? If you’ve got tips for other business owners or want to share your experiences with hiring developers, please leave us a note in the comments section. Google’s App Inventor is a good example of a DIY tool.

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Recruiting and Retention for Women in STEM

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That’s why it’s so important not to just say you’ll hire women for STEM jobs, but to actively recruit females and give them paths to career development. Indiana Lee is a professional writer who resides in the Pacific Northwest. It says far more about society and employers than about women themselves. In the U.S., About the Author.

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Would You Outsource Your Startup to a SaaS?

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By Alex Williams / February 5, 2011 11:40 AM / 2 Comments Tweet Hacker News This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. Developer Regan Wolfrom wrote the post. The developers came to the idea following its own work on a service it plans to release in a few weeks.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. California.