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How One Woman’s Flat Tire Inspired A Global Trucking Movement

YoungUpstarts

You wouldn’t need a PhD to know that the driver of the car, Virginia, Ellen’s mother was out of sorts. Virginia was a strong person, but the signs were evident. Unfortunately, it seemed Virginia wasn’t going anywhere fast on that particular day. Then Virginia harkened back to that fateful afternoon in July.

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Entrepreneur Builds on Technology Platform to Power the Barbershop Industry

Hearpreneur

Technology is changing the way people think and do things. It’s through it that one entrepreneur builds a mobile technology platform, theCut , that powers the barbershop industry. He believes in technology’s ability to enact change and level the economic playing field. If you solve a problem customers seek you out.

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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

For technologically inclined businesses, Texas has increased its STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce by 34,000 since 2009. Austin in particular is a technological and cultural hub. Virginia topped Forbes Magazine’s list of best states for business in 2013.

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Did you know that board management software isn’t just for boards?

Board Effect

Memorial Health System , a not-for-profit, independent, integrated health system with locations in Ohio and West Virginia, has also been able to expand the use of BoardEffect to many groups within the organization, with a significant number of committees and internal groups benefiting. Ask for references from other happy customers.

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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

Once again, we led each of these rounds at slide deck stage and helped land the first handful of customers to accelerate path to product market fit and their Series A rounds. This means more collaboration with the Fortune 500 and more go-to-market experience as our portfolio companies navigate their path to first customers.

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Can Business Save The Earth?

YoungUpstarts

Addressing our sustainability challenge requires substantial innovation across a wide number of industrial sectors that promises to disrupt existing technologies and business models. Each of these players influence the degree to which businesses invest in and develop sustainable technologies. Everyone has a role to play.

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The Top Nine Challenges Of Growing an Entrepreneurial Business And How To Tackle Them

YoungUpstarts

Good opportunities are those that will enhance your company’s strengths and result in a compelling customer value proposition. When growth begins, you’ll quickly find that you can do only so much and that you need help from others to properly serve customers. ahead of the receipt of cash from customers.