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8 Potential Entrepreneur Assists From Your Alma Mater

Startup Professionals Musings

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Here is a short list of the areas where you should be able to find help, whether you are a student or an independent entrepreneur: Exploring hot ideas.

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6 Drivers For Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Finish School

Startup Professionals Musings

A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. He learned quickly that several pivots were required for business, legal, and customer acceptance reasons.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Todays Small Business News | Daily. Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Advisor. ); STARTUP. Writing A Business Plan. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Strategy and Planning >. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash.

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Startups Need the Eight P’s for Successful Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Bockerstette, Main Street Venture Fund As I outlined last week, trophy angel investors are always looking for trophy entrepreneurs. In many areas, not enough entrepreneurs meet the criteria, so it’s still a buyer’s market. Unfortunately, we read far more poorly written business plans at Main Street than good ones.

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8 Ways Your Old School Can Energize Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

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3 Tech Solutions That Make An Entrepreneur’s Day More Manageable

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When you’re starting a business, focus is the name of the game. Every entrepreneur knows this — at least in theory. From product development to market research, many startups are one-person operations in their early days. As an entrepreneur, you wear several hats, each requiring a different skill set. The result?