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Grant Applications Often Provide Early-Stage Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

through Grants.gov , an online directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs that don’t look for equity or payback. Specifically, I often point to the NSF or the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for high-tech startups. Also, it’s important that you understand just how the SBIR program works.

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The SBA Needs To Get It’s Act Together On The PPP

VC Adventure

The SBA’s implementation of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) has been a mess. The result has been not just confusion but also job losses that were likely not what Congress intended the program to result in. The Paycheck Protection Program was established by the CARES Act to help small businesses keep paying their workers.

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10 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Business Model That’s Best for Their Business

Hearpreneur

We empower founders to retain majority stakes and control of their business while exchanging equity for professional services. 7- Affiliate marketing business model Photo Credit: Simona Paganetto I pivoted my business several times before finding the right business model. Thanks to Kylie Wallace, Seedling Giving ! #7-

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Business They are Starting Next Year

Hearpreneur

10- Affiliate business. I’ll always place my bet on affiliate marketing. If you don’t want to lose out on the value of online real estate, you must explore affiliate marketing. For any business, affiliate marketing offers excellent opportunities to scale without large advertising budgets. 30- Web-based program.

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5 Trends To Watch In The Insurance Industry

YoungUpstarts

If you’ve previously only sold life insurance, you’ll need new licensing, additional continuing education, and affiliation with new entities. An insurance agent doesn’t need to be licensed with a broker-dealer, but if you want to sell equities, you will need that licensing.

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Building Bridges for the Texas Innovation Ecosystem: Two programs, One State, One Summer

Austin Startup

As we enter year three, we are excited to announce that both accelerator programs in Austin and Houston will run simultaneously which gives us the ability to support up to 200 early-stage startups, and help connect them to Texas’ innovation communities. THE TEXAS PROGRAMS 2020 is a hallmark year for the Texas team.

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18 Entrepreneurs Discuss Whether or Not There Will Be More Entrepreneurs in the Future

Hearpreneur

I also think that companies are starting to recognize more and more that affiliate programs allow them to increase their gross sales. Thanks to Mark Woodbury, Minerva Equity ! #12- 12- More due to rise in millennials. Photo Credit: Emma Miller. Part of this is due to the large millennial population which is coming of age.