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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 45: Dan Miller and Brian Zuercher

Steve Blank

He was also on the team that wrote the business plan for BlackGirlsCode. In 2014, Business Insider listed Dan as one of the top 46 African Americans in Tech. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . With Freshsessions, Dan thought he was on to a great idea.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 45: Dan Miller and Brian Zuercher

Steve Blank

He was also on the team that wrote the business plan for BlackGirlsCode. In 2014, Business Insider listed Dan as one of the top 46 African Americans in Tech. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . With Freshsessions, Dan thought he was on to a great idea.

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Small Business Story – Granola Snacks

Up and Running

Typically, the calls that Josh receives aren’t full of long thoughtful conversation as generally people who get Josh are looking for some immediate help to get them working again. Thank you for letting me play a small role in getting your business plan done, and thank you for the delicious granola snacks! Thanks Sue!

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

you) has to recognize when debate, conversation, and analysis can’t take you any farther. It was during those phone conversations that I truly learned what listening to the customer really meant. I always incorporated this mindset into my business plans, right down to my daily activities.

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Breakthrough or Broken Head? — Gonzeaux #4

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Visiting with Mike Bott, General Manager at The Brandery accelerator in downtown Cincinnati, you actually see what the “Front End of Innovation” looks like — two or three people, over-caffeinated and urgent, clustered around a couple of basic desks working out the details of a business plan, or creating a brand new product.

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Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty: A Look at Small Business in 2017

Up and Running

And finally, how can new would-be business owners ensure that they start off strong? To answer these questions, I had the opportunity to speak with David Burch, Small Business Banking Division Executive with Bank of America. I met with a dentist in Ohio last Thursday and she’s getting ready to start her business,” says Burch.

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Where to go when your city is gone

Growthink Blog

National conversation so unattractive - from its lack of intellectual rigor, of manners, and of even lip service to that most blessed of American virtues - freedom and the role that limiting the size and scope of government plays in its preservation. Something very special, civic idealism, has been fundamentally lost.

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