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So You Want to Start a Cannabis Business: Advice for the Absolute Beginner

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Over half of the United States already have legalized cannabis in some form—that’s 29 states plus the District of Columbia. I can’t blame you—business is booming and there’s the potential to make huge profits as this sector continues to grow exponentially.

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

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Advertising. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. » More. Loading… Asia.

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How to Cultivate a Female-Friendly Cannabis Brand

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With recreational cannabis use legal in nine states (and soon a 10th, Michigan), the District of Columbia, and in Canada, the cannabis industry is steadily growing. But to grow even more quickly, cannabis firms will need to push their branding and advertising to reach beyond the core demographic of stoners and hippies.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate.

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Episode 12: How to Define Your Target Market, Guest Eric Siu, and the #MinimumWage | The Bcast

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It will actually define the nature of the marketing that I do: where I advertise, how I do outreach, that kind of thing. It’s a podcast in which he interviews entrepreneurs and gives growth tips. ” It will tell you which sites you can use on their display network, which is for advertising. Peter: Interesting.