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American Enterprise is In Danger from Recent Court Ruling

VC Adventure

A few weeks ago, the American Alliance for Equal Rights won a legal victory in Atlanta when the 11th U.S. 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. University of NC, et al.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started North Atlanta Hair Restoration out of my desire to be a patient-oriented physician dedicated to the human condition. In 2011, I began learning about hair restoration and started North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012. Thanks to Dr. Dan Danyo, North Atlanta Hair Restoration ! #4-

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The 5 Best Cities to Start a Business

Business Plan Blog

To gauge the health of small-business lending in each city, NerdWallet analyzed business loans made by community banks in 2012. The researchers also considered business friendliness and assessed the local economies based on the average income of residents, the unemployment rate and the cost of living. million. . #1

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I started SnapCap after realizing that the traditional business loan model just doesn’t work for small businesses. Small businesses don’t have mass amounts of money to weather financial curveballs or hardship, nor can they afford the lengthy time it takes for banks to approve them a loan.