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The Struggles Of Small Business Don’t Bode Well For The Overall Economy

YoungUpstarts

Talk to your banker, the SBA, reputable SBA lending consultants, and private investors to find out what kinds of capital might be available. Gray is also the co-founder of the networking group BOHCA (Business Owners Hemp and Cannabis Association), where she helps industry specific owners grow their business through strategic planning.

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Trump Would Hurt Innovation (& I’m With Her)

Hunter Walker

Adrian Aoun, Founder/CEO, Forward. Greg Badros, Founder, Prepared Mind Innovations; Former Engineering VP, Facebook. Clayton Banks, Co-Founder, Silicon Harlem. John Battelle, Founder/CEO, NewCo, Inc. Ayah Bdeir, Founder/CEO, Little Bits. Piraye Beim, Founder/CEO, Celmatix. Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer.

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Trump Would Hurt Innovation (& I’m With Her)

Hunter Walker

Adrian Aoun, Founder/CEO, Forward. Greg Badros, Founder, Prepared Mind Innovations; Former Engineering VP, Facebook. Clayton Banks, Co-Founder, Silicon Harlem. John Battelle, Founder/CEO, NewCo, Inc. Ayah Bdeir, Founder/CEO, Little Bits. Piraye Beim, Founder/CEO, Celmatix. Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer.

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How to Start a Brewery

Up and Running

Backed by a team of private local investors, ColdFire gained access to additional capital through an SBA loan. Word of mouth is no substitute for market research, says Ben Price, co-founder of Hard Knocks Brewing, a small brewpub in its second year of operation. Click To Tweet. “No

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Salon FG Bankrupt to Billionaire with SBA Administrator Linda McMahon & Headspring CEO Dustin Wells In business?—?as

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Random: Yo, Slingshot, Product Hunt, Yelp Competition, Taptalk

Hunter Walker

Related: if you’re building something like “Hotel Tonight for Local” and have a compelling approach to getting initial consumer traction, I’d be interested in chatting with you (hunter at homebrew dot co). Product Hunt (product discussion by product people).

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.