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Startup Lessons: 4 Companies Facing Product Lawsuits

The Startup Magazine

When conducting business, it is crucial to make a profit and keep your operations running smoothly. One notable example occurred recently in May of 2019, when a jury in California required Bayer, which had acquired Monsanto back in 2018, to compensate a couple $2 billion for failing to properly release the potential dangers of Roundup.

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Progress of Bitcoin in North Carolina

The Startup Magazine

This makes it possible for crypto-related businesses to operate in the state without having to pay expensive taxes on their transactions. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. You can also visit the bitcoin motion website for further information.

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[US][Competition] U.S. Chamber of Commerce DREAM BIG Small Business Of The Year Award 2012

YoungUpstarts

Chamber of Commerce has announced the seven regional finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012. The seven finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012 are: Ski Butlers (Western). Alexa is a small business adviser who operates her own consultancy in Manhattan, New York.

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CEO Behind Multi-Million Dollar Escape Room Business

Hearpreneur

Around 2012, escape rooms became extremely in Budapest – and most people still consider Budapest as the escape room capital of the world. He opened the first of many PanIQ Escape Rooms in Hollywood, California, and today, they have locations in San Jose, Phoenix, Miami, NYC, Dallas, Nashville, Chicago and many more.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

Currently this structure is available in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., Maryland was the first U.S. state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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Shark Tank 2012 Holiday Episode Breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Although Sharktank has been running reruns on Fridays the last few weeks, the show ran a Sharktank 2012 Holiday special on Tuesday night. Banks often have operating covenants for their loans that require the company to be hitting plan, or close to it. Note that this is more expensive than buying a tree.

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How to Open a Marijuana Dispensary

Up and Running

We talked with two dispensary owners from pioneering states: Mitch Woolhiser, owner of Northern Lights Cannabis Company in Denver, Colorado, and Lincoln Fish, CEO of OutCo Labs, which manages the dispensary Outliers Collective in San Diego, California. If you’re in California, he also recommends reading Proposition 215 and Proposition 420.