Up and Running
APRIL 12, 2010
One of the judges (me) challenges the entrepreneurs that their numbers — particularly the margins, meaning gross margin (sales less costs of sales) and profit before taxes (gross margin less operating expenses) are way too high. They’re from the University of Arkansas. “Is there any precedent for margins that high?&#
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 4, 2011
But not if four University of Arkansas student have anything to say about that – the founders of cycleWood Solutions Inc. Most plastic bags we use today will either get incinerated or end up in a landfill somewhere. intends to make biodegradable plastic shopping bags into reality. Image from OutsmartWaste.com ).
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YoungUpstarts
MARCH 2, 2019
As you negotiate your move, consider asking for reimbursement of some of these costs. The costs of buying a new home and selling your old home are typically part of executive level relocation packages. Simpler moves might reimburse the cost of packing materials and a truck. Finding a Place to Live. Keep Great Records.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 4, 2011
Candi Forney My Great Grandfather owned a fruit and vegetable store in a tiny town in Arkansas. We ended up putting in our equipment at no cost, and two days later the smell was gone. (Unfortunately we didn’t specifically ask for contact information, so if you see your story here, please contact us as we have a gift for you.)
Austin Startup
MAY 13, 2010
Silicon Solar Solutions – patented processes for reducing the cost of photovoltaics. Interestingly, the overall 1st and 3rd place finishers (BiologicsMD and Silicon Solar, respectively) were both deal teams from the University of Arkansas. For the record, here are the deals: BiologicsMD – a new prescription osteoporosis solution.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
And so, Whilma who owns the restaurant, and her husband moved their family from the Philippines to Searcy, Arkansas. But things like cost of goods and marketing, and interior decor, and some of these other things we’re seeing in her way of actually being a profitable business. The [Forgosa] family is from the Philippines.
venturevillage.eu
AUGUST 28, 2012
When people pay us more than our cost for solving it, we win, when they don’t, we lose. The sale of Instagram is about as relevant to the average Joe Bloggs business founder as those news stories you hear about hailstones as large as baby heads falling in a freak storm somewhere in Arkansas. We’re drawn to long shots.
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