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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

YoungUpstarts

This client saw that our platform could meet many of their knowledge management needs, in addition to allowing them to custom design tombstones for proposals. Relating these two qualities to the encounter I had with our client CIO, it points to the benefits of a hybrid build/buy decision.

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Startup Chica Spotlight: Meet Some of Austin’s Female Founders

Austin Startup

Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 2002 at the age of 15. Laura grew up in Iowa where she received degrees in computer science and english from the University of Iowa.

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Chrissy Weems Discusses How She Dominated the Direct Sales Industry in a TED Talk

The Startup Magazine

Chrissy Weems is the CEO and Co-Founder of Origami Owl, a jewelry outfit that has grown from zero to a $250 million business in a space of 4 years. Chrissy Weems attended a TEDx Talks event at Davenport, Iowa to share the story. The company has a community of 30,000 designers. How much time will I spend on the business?

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: PVPower

crowdSPRING Blog

Driving through Iowa, Indiana or southern Illinois, they’re pretty hard to miss towering and turning on the horizon. In contrast, the only solar panel I’ve seen in real life was in Forest City, Iowa, a town I’d be hard-pressed to find a handful of people who have heard of it. Timing and budget are also big considerations for us.

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7 Tips for Independent Bicycle Dealers to Grow Profits This Year by Eric Levenhagen

Mike Michalowicz

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. TJ Juskiewicz is the director of RAGBRAI, a seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa. Find out more about Jay here: [link].

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7 Tips for Independent Bicycle Dealers to Grow Profits This Year by Eric Levenhagen

Mike Michalowicz

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. TJ Juskiewicz is the director of RAGBRAI, a seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa. Find out more about Jay here: [link].

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7 Tips for Independent Bicycle Dealers to Grow Profits This Year by Eric Levenhagen

Mike Michalowicz

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. TJ Juskiewicz is the director of RAGBRAI, a seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa. Find out more about Jay here: [link].