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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

ReadWriteStart

In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. Looking at the major markets in Latin America in 2018, most show increases in VC investment in keeping with the regional average. Industry gaps. Conclusion.

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Advice From a Successful Female Business Owner: “Don’t Wait Until You are at the Top of Your Game to Get Covered”

Women Entrepreneurs Can

13% were dissatisfied with corporate America. A 2016 study by Insureon found one third of business owners surveyed experienced an event that could have led to a claim. Reputation damage. According to the Annual Business Survey , in 2018, women-owned businesses reported nearly $1.8 29% wanted to be their own boss. Cyber attacks.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., Miami’s close ties with Latin America has bolstered its appeal. Austin, TX. Boulder, CO.

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Growing a Profitable Marketing Consulting Practice: My First Year as a Duct Tape Marketing Consultant

Duct Tape Marketing

My first interaction with John Jantsch was in April of 2016 at the annual Social Media Marketing World conference in San Diego, CA. A copy of John Jantsch’s presentation at the 2016 Social Media Marketing World conference in San Diego, CA. These resources have been vetted by other consultants so I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel.

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Inspirational Videos to Kickstart Your 2016

Up and Running

This year, I’ve selected ten videos that not only sum up what kind of a year 2015 was, but also will jumpstart your drive to make 2016 the best year yet for you and your business. See Also: 2016 Top Technology Trends. The future is now, it seems to say, and there are good movies here.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., Miami’s close ties with Latin America has bolstered its appeal. with their startups growing by 81.2

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Why Appreciation Improves Business Productivity

YoungUpstarts

Employee awards make a top performing employee feel that they have a reputation to maintain. In fact, one of the biggest problems facing corporate America today is the high number of disengaged workers. According to a 2016 Gallup Polls report , “The percentage of U.S. were “actively disengaged.”

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