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Fortune: Tech entrepreneurs grab the headlines, but COVID relief should target grass-roots small businesses

VC Adventure

We titled it Tech entrepreneurs grab the headlines, but COVID relief should target grass-roots small businesses – I hope you’ll check it out. The post Fortune: Tech entrepreneurs grab the headlines, but COVID relief should target grass-roots small businesses appeared first on VC Adventure.

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Four Lessons New Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Walmart

YoungUpstarts

Based out of Arkansas, the company started with just one store and now has retail outlets all across the country. Entrepreneurs hoping to operate their own companies can learn a thing or two from this retail giant. Being too focused on goal is a common mistake made by new entrepreneurs. Avoid Being Too Focused.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

“Our best chance to make the world better is to agree that the choice among corporate structures should be made entirely in service of social impact,” says Rich Leimsider, the Vice President of Fellowship Programs at Echoing Green, a nonprofit that invests with social entrepreneurs. Maryland was the first U.S.

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Episode 5: Profit And Social Media Strategies With Cyndi Thomason And Brent Robinson

Mike Michalowicz

Cyndi Thomason , president and founder of bookskeep, has channeled her energetic nature and passion for her work into the perfect business model for assisting small businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations. 7 at Collective Bias (social media agency). 7 at Collective Bias (social media agency).

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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

Up and Running

Scene: two MBA entrepreneurs in an almost-empty room, pitching to five judges in an MBA-level business plan contest. And, to the judges’ collective surprise, in this case, the entrepreneurs are able to say yes, they do know of some, they mention the names, and add that their margins are taken from those and companies like them.

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Defy Colorado Graduation and Coaching Events

Feld Thoughts

Defy Colorado also has a business coaching session coming up on May 16th at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Ordway, Colorado. There will be up to 40 volunteers and 40 Entrepreneurs-in-Training at the event for the day. Don’t miss it – register now.

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Defy Colorado – Feb 8th With Me and Governor Hickenlooper

Feld Thoughts

As we start spinning up Defy Ventures in Colorado, we are doing a Business Coaching Day at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Ordway, Colorado. There will be around 80 Entrepreneurs-in-Training. It’s one of our first Defy Colorado events and Governor Hickenlooper will be joining us for the day.