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Building An Event Strategy That Connects With Your Community

Duct Tape Marketing

Building An Event Strategy That Connects With Your Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Isaac Watson In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Isaac Watson. He is an event strategist and entrepreneur who founded Kickass Conferences in 2016.

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Why Small Community Lenders Have Your Back

Up and Running

But don’t fret—community lenders are helping small businesses. Meet the community lenders. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are one type of community lender. They are usually nonprofit organizations committed to the mission of making capital accessible to the communities they serve.

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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors was legalized via the SEC way back in 2016, and its impact is still not fully understood. The primary challenge seems to be that the crowdfunding term is used to encompass so many different concepts that everyone is confused.

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The Importance of Secure Technology in Community Banking

Board Effect

According to Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigation Report , the motivation for criminals who pursue data breaches is financial. The ABA Banking Journal offers five elements of secure technology for community banks and other financial institutions. Community banks should be proactive about applying system patches.

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These Five Principles Will Accelerate Innovation

Steve Blank

The original Innovation Pipeline sketch – 2016. I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. A Navy team recently sourced 80 problems, then curated down to one priority problem to solve.

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Book: Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide

Feld Thoughts

Chris Heivly released Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide. I encourage you to get Chris’s book if you are a startup community builder or are interested in startup communities. The post Book: Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide appeared first on Brad Feld.

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The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business in for 2016

Up and Running

To find out, I turned to WalletHub’s report on the best (and worst) cities in the United States to start a business in for 2016. Community Development Resources Nebraska. Coming in at number five overall as the best city to start a business in for 2016, St. So, where should you stick your flag in the ground?

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