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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

We also promoted Jordan Hudson to principal in 2014 and have encouraged him to begin looking at deals. You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Will our strategy change now that we have 40% more capital? .

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Can’t Decide What Business to Start? No Problem, We’ll Tell You

Up and Running

Our data isn’t going to tell you exactly what business to start (that would entirely take the fun out of things) but it will tell you what business plans were most popular on our site in 2014. In 2014, our most popular sample business plans—by download—included: Bakery Business Plan. The most popular business plans on Bplans.

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Paid Sick Leave in California: Understanding the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014

Early Growth Financial Services

The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 was passed to allow most types of employees in California to be eligible for paid sick leave. Unlike a similar law in Connecticut, which requires only companies of more than 50 employees to offer paid sick leave, this law affects even the smallest of startups.