Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week the White House announced Startup America , a public/private initiative to accelerate accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship in the U.S. Startup America is a mashup of very smart programs by very smart people but not a strategy. I got a call from a recruiter looking for a CEO for the Startup America Partnership.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 28, 2016

He has a vision and the experience to create a non-partisan organization to engage and educate people, especially policymakers in government, regarding the critical importance of entrepreneurs and startups to innovation, economic growth, and job creation. It’s a great book that every policy maker in government at any level should read.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2011

Chile has decided that it wants to be an innovation hub in South America. This isn’t some small-time effort. The country is dead serious in all levels of government and universities about making this happen. Instead it felt like the government – through CORFO - was doing most of the risk capital investing.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

To save the US economy, policymakers need to understand small business 101. economy and the ways in which entrepreneurship and the small business landscape have changed over the past few decades. Most businesses have few employees. The text of our latest OpEd is below. Policymakers in Washington, D.C.,

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. Highlights from the show Jen describes her background in government-tech partnerships. (2:52)

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Why is America so divided? The loss of small businesses may be one answer. In research for our upcoming book, we found that small business owners often inhabit the shrinking middle ground of politics in their communities. As a country it seems we may have forgotten the value of these small businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

by Quint Studer, founder of Studer Community Institute and author of “ Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top “ No doubt about it: Small businesses are leading the way to revitalize America. Small business success has been essential to Pensacola’s growth.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2018

by Quint Studer, author of “ Building A Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America “ America’s small towns are doing really big things. They (not government) have to lead the way. Now we are on track to become America’s first Early Learning City. TM ” 8.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2013

Some recent examples include the passage of legislation expanding crowdfunding under the JOBS Act and meetings similar to one hosted last month by the Global Accelerator Network in which we worked with the Small Business Administration to gather 16 accelerators to demo their programs for the White House and SBA funders.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Although America has plenty of opportunities on widely used social media and marketing campaigns (for examples, LinkedIn and Apollo work at their best in the U.S.), This makes it completely free, but it works with partners, i.e. government agencies that somehow act as middlemen. B2B Platforms in the United States.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2016

Small Businesses Must Make Data Privacy a Priority written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. government could not use the All Writs Act of 1789 to force Apple to produce data connected to an iPhone seized in connection with a drug case. Resources for small businesses.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2013

Many online-based small business owners, however, are not that interested in the political dealings of the Marketplace Fairness Act, and are instead wondering how this legislation will impact them, what they have to do to comply with the new act, and when they have to comply by.

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VC Adventure

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a small venture capital fund, Fearless Fund, from running a grant contest that awards $20,000 grants to small businesses led by women of color. The Alliance is striking a blow at the heart of private enterprise in America.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

North America is not just about Silicon Valley. Canadian government provides numerous grants to new and small businesses (including grants that don’t have to be paid back). The post Is North America Still a Startup Heaven? unicorns dropped from 61.1% Will it manage to stay dominant? Let’s find out. Conclusions.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 25, 2022

Democrats rhapsodize about dismantling some of America’s biggest domestic job creators and most successful exporters. ” Primary to Khanna’s vision is place-based policy-making, and the proposition that we should commit to creating new tech jobs in every part of America, not just large cities.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We worked with the Chinese government to put U.S. When people say, "Well, who could've foreseen this," well, part of, I think, is we couldn’t have foreseen exactly how bad it's been because it was hard to foresee that our government would bungle this as badly as it did. experts inside the Chinese disease-response agency.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

In all honesty, Austin does a better job of welcoming big businesses like Oracle to the city than it does a good job of making the city welcoming for working class people and small business owners who’ve lived here all their lives, and I can show you the City Council meeting transcripts and voting records if you need proof.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

Those ads are tempting for small business owners—it’s hard to resist the ten largest banks because they control over $10.1 After seeing the ads for weeks on TV, you apply for a small business loan. The odds of a startup getting a loan from the largest banks in America aren’t favorable. You know their jingle.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Nationalisation of Technology Platforms: Big tech in America won’t just be split up – they may be acquired by the government and be redefined as national infrastructure – as we saw with railways. New policies will be set in place the world over favouring local and small businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

These small business are each a shining example of the power of free enterprise and the opportunities it can create for America’s doers and dreamers. Chamber of Commerce has announced the seven regional finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012. – Thomas J. Donohue, U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2020

The Atlantic Council found that the early-stage entrepreneurial activity, which measures the rate of individuals actively involved in business start-ups, is highest in most countries for young entrepreneurs than for older ones. Millennial small businesses outnumber those run by baby boomers.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I had something else planned for this blog today, but the White House Startup America Partnership makes anything else trivial. OK, yes, it’s government, federal government no less, and it’s political by definition. They’re working with real small business information. companies.&#

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Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Do you think than anemic IPO market will remain a deterrent to VC investing? equity capital markets must be structured with the goal of promoting the growth of publicly held small businesses in America. Yes I do.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Tweet I had something else planned for this blog today, but the White House Startup America Partnership makes anything else trivial. OK, yes, it’s government, federal government no less, and it’s political by definition. They’re working with real small business information. companies.&#

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

AUGUST 5, 2010

From OregonLive.com : It's hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red. Her business was a lemonade stand at the Last Thursday monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. The government regulation she violated?

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Up and Running

MAY 30, 2012

June is almost upon us, and there are some exciting networking and learning opportunities for small business owners around the world. Below are some highlights – see the Bplans Small Business Calendar to find out what else is happening in June. Leadership Forum – June 6 – 8, Miami, Florida.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

By some estimates, lawsuits cost small businesses in America more than $105 billion last year, a record-high that is likely to keep growing. Beyond the necessary protection against litigation that a business lawyer can afford you, there are many other benefits. We live in an increasingly complex legalistic landscape.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2012

Most entrepreneurs truly love what they’re doing, according to the most recent 2012 Small Business Report by Wave Accounting. 15-percent of small business owners said they launched their ventures after finding themselves unemployed and unable to work. Government small businesses incentives have not worked.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

With tools like SEMRush, Google’s Keyword Planner, and free website platforms like WordPress, there is no reason a small business can’t succeed, even in a competitive marketplace. Big business seems dead set on eliminating small business and government regulation is consistently making it more challenging to live the American dream.

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 27, 2014

Due to market forces and government regulations, banks abandoned the lower end of the consumer market. Startups such as OnDeck Capital , Kabbage and Capital Access Network have each raised tens of millions of capital and are building large brands and franchises in servicing small businesses.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

AUGUST 22, 2019

This was always true with cities like Austin and San Francisco, but new data is proving it’s true in rural America as well. Imagine a small town with a nearly abandoned main street. Then fill a half dozen of those store-fronts with unique small businesses. Small Culture Building Projects are Baby Steps.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Here's why: The Fixation on Housing Prices Has Been and Is Unhealthy: The word that comes to mind when reflecting upon the government subsidies (see mortgage interest deduction, first-time home buying credits, etc.) Than the health of our startups and small businesses? and media attention given to housing prices is distorted.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

America is getting its mojo back. Once one quiets the mind to the drumbeat of negativity that passes as business and economic news, one can hear the sound of the nation’s entrepreneurial and risk-taking wheels turning. 5 American Small Businesses will Finally take the Global Plunge. small business exports.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

This option takes greatest advantage of your knowledge of your state and its laws, the helpful local people you know, and the ability to physically visit government offices if needed. Delaware is a very popular state to incorporate in, and boasts the highest number of incorporated entities in America. Small Business Administration: .

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2018

by Quint Studer, author of “ Building A Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America “. Yet even with the economic resurgence America is feeling, many towns and cities have a long way to go. That’s why the first order of business for leaders is changing the conversation. People are moving away.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2012

The dreaded pink slip - it’s still an all-too-common occurrence in America today. Big Government - or Small Business? There are, of course, those who say SEA won’t work, that it’s just another “big government” program. Gerber counters that argument this way: “Government can’t cure all woes.

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