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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. If you need experienced partners and vendors, the best professors and entrepreneurship staff will have the contacts you need in the local business community.

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. “No No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. Or consider Local Motors, an Arizona-based car company with a difference.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

The team at Twelve believes that it will ultimately be able to compete with fossil fuels and will replace petrochemicals on a large scale, which will meaningfully cut global energy emissions. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Thanks to Georgi Todorov, Thrive My Way ! #19- 19- Hy-Vee. Photo Credit: Ray Leon.

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Finding New Customers In Untapped Places

Duct Tape Marketing

Pam is an author, community builder, consultant, and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. In this episode, I sat down with author and community builder, Pamela Slim, to discuss key concepts from her new book – The Widest Net. Marketing Podcast with Pamela Slim. This is John Jantsch.

Customer 101
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Startups Need to Leverage Their Local Universities

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. If you need experienced partners and vendors, the best professors and entrepreneurship staff will have the contacts you need in the local business community.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Mr. Lindzon has more than 20 years experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. Mr. Lindzon received an MBA at Arizona State University and an MIM from The American Graduate School of International Management. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

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7 Paybacks an Alma Mater Can Offer an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Technopolis program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. If you need experienced partners and vendors, the best professors and entrepreneurship staff will have the contacts you need in the local business community. Early-stage funding.

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