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Fortune: Tech entrepreneurs grab the headlines, but COVID relief should target grass-roots small businesses

VC Adventure

The article talks about the importance of small business and tells the story of one New Builder – Carmen Portillo – who is the first certified chocolatier in the state of Arkansas.

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Are You From Where Your Were Born?

Feld Thoughts

In the article The biggest tech company founders from every state I win the callout for Arkansas. “Arkansas: Brad Feld has bounced around a lot: born in Arkansas, raised in Dallas, then lived in Boston for over a decade before moving to Boulder, Colorado.

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March 3-6, Birmingham, AL: Alternative Investing Conference

David Teten

Gail Stone , Executive Director, Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS). Mr. John Mcfarlane, Chairman of the Board, University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO). My Partner John Frankel and I are both speaking.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 25, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

You are now free to marry the soon to be released Apple Tablet in California, New York, Arkansas, Ohio, Maine and Vermont. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. To get this list in your inbox each Monday morning, sign up here. This just in: Six states have now lifted the marriage ban. RSVP: [link].

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