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Important Branding Lessons From The Top 5 Retailers In The US

YoungUpstarts

Walmart’s leadership team realized that their brand was suffering and chose to make a change. Investing in positive impact within the communities you touch is an excellent way to strengthen brand image. Ask customers where you’re falling short in serving your community and being a brand people want to support. What You Can Do.

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America’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Needs Help

Startup Professionals Musings

Nothhaft, in his new book “ Great Again: Revitalizing America's Entrepreneurial Leadership ” are already calling these last ten years the “Lost Decade.” Nothhaft has put together a challenging but small list of things we have to do to revitalize our innovation leadership, and I’m supportive: Liberate entrepreneurs from regulatory shackles.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

For now, the title is “ Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City.” If you are a leader in your entrepreneurial community and have something you want to add , email me 500 – 1000 words. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000).

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Twitter Link Roundup #27 – Design, Writing, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Immigrants founded 7000 tech co’s from 1995-2006 – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Getting Funded: An Interview with Graphic.ly

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC to help coach and train organizations and individuals to be the best they could possibly be in their personal and professional lives. I believe everyone is a leader, whether it’s at work, home, church, or in their community. Thanks to Stacy Roberts, SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC ! #8

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Entrepreneurs and #RubyRiot In Boston

Feld Thoughts

.&# While I think the bay area is a special place, anyone that knows me knows that I strongly believe there are several great entrepreneurial communities throughout the US and the potential for many more. Boston has always been a great entrepreneurial community. They are halfway through the program and are stunning.

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13 industries that tech founders should watch

The Next Web

Thought leadership. As my co-founder likes to say, augmented reality today is equivalent to the Internet in 1995. If you can build the roads for startups and charge tolls on those roads, your business will grow with the community. Michael Mayernick , Spinnakr. Differentiating yourself as a credible tech founder is important.

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