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A Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South

Jeff Hilimire

Right now, we run programs here in Atlanta (where we started the company) as well as in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville, NC. On October 20th, we will be launching our fifth 8-week Code Immersion Program for adults here in the Atlanta area as well as a new Intro to Website Design & Creation Class. We already have!

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Sometimes your whole life can change from what you thought was a loss

Jeff Hilimire

We were fortunate this summer to escape the heat of Atlanta and make our way to Bar Harbor, Maine (thanks to all of you that gave me suggestions on what to do there!). Fast-forward three months and I applied to UNC-Charlotte in hopes of being recruited onto the tennis team. We also traveled to Montreat, North Carolina, for a week.

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U.S. Venture Capital Has Its Biggest Quarter Since Dot-Com Days

allthingsd.com

It’s clear that factors like the greater American economy and the bumpy tech IPO market don’t necessarily have a direct and/or timely correlation with venture capital spending. Coca-Cola - Atlanta, GA. Robert Half Technology - Charlotte, NC. Marketing Manager - Internal Firm Services. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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I answered 9 successful CEO’s favorite interview questions

Jeff Hilimire

In late 2012 when I was midway through my year with Leadership Atlanta. In late 2012 I took over the business development and marketing (i.e. Jenny Ming, CEO of Charlotte Russe. I created three core tenets for the business development and marketing team, helping give us structure and purpose. Marc Barros, CEO of Contour.

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Carvana Launches into Austin and San Antonio

SiliconHills

Nationwide, it’s in eight markets including Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte and Nashville. Carvana, a startup that lets people buy used cars online for next day delivery, launched this month in Austin and San Antonio. Carvana is also in Houston and Dallas.

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A close call that we avoided thanks to our advisory board.

Jeff Hilimire

We had been talking for months about expanding into either Charlotte or South Florida. Both cities had growing digital marketing communities and we were sure that if we opened up shop in one of those cities that we’d benefit from new companies to prospect and new employees to bring on board.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

1) Lift marketing efforts. I reached the stage at which I realized that Marketing Automation was something I needed most while working as a CMO in various Polish companies. Moreover, I believed that I wasn’t not the only one there wanting to lift marketing efforts to the whole new level. Start our FREE Business Blogging Course!