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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

Several VCs market close relationships with celebrities who can use their social media presence to promote their companies. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. Celebrity Relationships. How can you deliver domain expertise you don’t (yet) have in-house? Advantages.

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Am I Properly Insured as a Business Owner?

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In addition, if your business operates in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, or Rhode Island, you are required to carry disability insurance. Your state’s department of insurance can help you find a broker, and you can also ask around for referrals from local businesses, or on social media.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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); E-Mail Alert Sign-Up. --> Subscribe Now. --> Media Kit. --> About FOLIO. B2B: Business Media. Consumer Media. E-Media Summit -->. Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h.

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Austin and Virginia Beach ranked most business-friendly cities

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In contrast, small business owners gave Hawaii, Maine and Rhode Island an “F,” while California and Illinois rounded out the bottom five, both earning a “D” grade. Media Contacts: Barbara Pruitt, 816-932-1288 , bpruitt@kauffman.org , Kauffman Foundation. The top performing cities were Austin, Virginia Beach and Houston.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 6: Al Milukas, and Zahra Aljabri and James Faghmous

Steve Blank

I have friends that have done similar things and we also have some local distilleries that are popping up in Rhode Island. They make a rum in Rhode Island called Thomas Tew , and … Sons of Liberty is one of the distillers in Rhode Island as well. … It’s all the rage now. They make whiskey.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I wasn’t trendy or frilly, but I was good at my job — pitching stories to the media — so they tolerated my lack of fancy. And really in PR, the best media coverage starts with the basic pitch. When I launched my social media consultancy in 2010, I knew I wanted to incorporate my name. Why NRGized Media?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. Management. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Computer Software. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality.