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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Sean Thorne is a college senior at the University of Oregon, majoring in economics. I knew I needed to move fast, and the first step was sharing my idea liberally with friends and family, which eventually led to me pitching my friend, Adam Tirella, now our co-­founder, about coming on board to be our lead designer.

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MAY 15, 2019

But, the good news is, if all those people could start a brewery, then you can too—as long as you know what you’re getting into and have a solid business plan for your brewery. The Hughes brothers developed a solid business plan and built a core team to bring their vision to reality. Review your business plan regularly.

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APRIL 28, 2015

Jesse Thomas and Lauren Fleshman are a married couple and the co-founders of Picky Bars, a business that makes and sells natural energy bars. Picky Bars was founded in 2010 based on the founders’ mutual interest in athletics and in creating the “perfect” energy bar for athletes like themselves.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

In January of 1999, I co-founded a marketing agency with a former boss. Since then, Anvil has achieved Fastest Growing, Most Admired and Most Philosophic Companies in Oregon. Owning my own business affords me the flexibility I need to do the work that I love and be a mom to three kids. Thanks to Mike Samson, crowdSPRING. #3

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Up and Running

MAY 18, 2011

Tweet (Ed note: this is an excerpt from The Plan As You Go Business Plan , posted here with permission of Entrepreneur Press, the publisher. It’s here today because we are focusing on the restaurant business this week in honor of the National Restaurant Association trade show in Chicago). Plan as you go.

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MAY 24, 2011

Tim’s note: this is an excerpt from The Plan As You Go Business Plan , posted here with permission of Entrepreneur Press, the publisher. It’s here today because we are focusing on the restaurant business this week in honor of the National Restaurant Association trade show in Chicago). Plan as you go.

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Up and Running

JUNE 17, 2015

Check out your university’s business college website; they are likely to have an entrepreneurship center or mentorship program (living in Oregon I’ve naturally focused on two of my local universities, but you’ll likely find similar programs for your university). See Also Q&A with Business Incubator Co-founder Joe Maruschak.

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MARCH 11, 2015

.” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo Alto Software. As the former co-founder and CEO of two technology companies, Caroline has experienced both start-up failures and successes, and has raised close to $1 million in investment capital.

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MAY 18, 2015

I’m home at 11am on a weekday because I work remotely; I am employed by Palo Alto Software, but as they are located in Eugene, Oregon, and I am currently living in Portland, I am rarely in the office. See Also Milestones Make Your Business Plan a Real Plan. Recipe for disaster.”. International freelancers—yay or nay?

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MAY 19, 2010

Here’s an interesting idea in prizes for business plan contests: The winner of Princeton’s competition on Friday May 28 gets a one-hour meeting with Silicon Valley venture capital legend Sequoia Capital , plus two round-trip tickets from the East Coast. Plus, of course, the prestige of winning at Princeton.

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JULY 14, 2015

Read also: Q&A with Business Incubator Co-founder Joe Maruschak. Or what if a new brilliant idea that you hadn’t considered when you were planning emerges? Build in fluidity to your business plans. You’ve probably guessed that I advocate changing rather sticking to business plans.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In addition to creating a solid business plan, getting incorporated and a whole host of other things, a lot of your time will probably be taken up thinking about how to fund your new venture. Just like Etsy, eBay is incredibly flexible, which makes it a great side business. Freelancing is not just limited to writing, however.

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