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Veteran-owned Business Closing The Gap Between Gender and Work Leadership Gaps

Hearpreneur

I came to the EDA at the very end of 1983, after working for a decade for Arlington County. At that time, development in Arlington was slowing down, while Fairfax County, which had a lot of land for development was becoming much more aggressive about attracting and retaining businesses and jobs, and generating wealth.

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Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup)

Startup Lessons Learned

Eric is espousing a different way to build companies," says Kevin Dewalt, 40, an entrepreneur in Arlington, Va., Eric is espousing a different way to build companies," says Kevin Dewalt, 40, an entrepreneur in Arlington, Va., Eric Ries is experiencing something different. Eric Ries is experiencing something different.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

startupbaltimore.org

Each of those ten people have great ideas and passion for their ventures but they are lacking a technical cofounder or the money to hire a programmer. But in my limited experience, the tools that get used in your business tend to be the ones favored by the first hire or by the technical cofounder.

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Will Grim Job Prospects Scar Today’s Grads? USATODAY.com Wonders

Campus Entrepreneurship

.”A lot of us are silly optimistic, sometimes,” says Amanda Frattarola, 22, who graduated from the University of Vermont in 2011 and found a job as a health and wellness coordinator in Arlington, Texas. Will many of them be able to actually grow high growth firms or will they become freelancers, guns for hire, and permanent temps?

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

While I was contracting for the US Army in Arlington, VA, I ran into a problem: there were no existing systems capable of processing a massive amount of data streaming in in real time. We hired a consultant to promote the book, allowing us to reach 14 different Amazon Bestseller lists and selling over 1,000 copies in the first 48 hours.