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The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business in for 2016

Up and Running

If, after reading, you find yourself inspired and ready to start the business planning process, be sure to check out our business planning guide! Ranked number one on WalletHub’s Best Cities to Start a Business, Sioux Falls is a great place to put down roots. Louis is a growing hub for startup activity.

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Memphis-based Start Co. To Present 16 Startups At Demo Day

YoungUpstarts

“I’m looking forward to seeing this cohort of early stage entrepreneurs take the stage at the Orpheum Theater to showcase their work and share their experiences from the Summer of Acceleration with the community,” shared Mathews. The Honorable Edward B. teams were guided by Start Co.

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What Skills Every New Internet Entrepreneur Needs

ReadWriteStart

I had lunch with one of my favorite Internet entrepreneurs today, Mark Sawyier , the CEO of Off Campus Media. The company provides college students with apartment listings near their schools, and what started out as an idea five years ago is now a multi-million dollar business. Don't be afraid to leave town to get more money.

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Taking Your Startup Back to the Business Basics

ReadWriteStart

Mentoring startups has a lot of benefits: It gives something back to the community and helps other entrepreneurs avoid some of the mistakes that you've already made. And it's also a lot of fun to meet entrepreneurs who are so passionate about their business.

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Why an Accelerator Could Be Right for Your Startup

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Although there is some debate on whether or not startup accelerators really turn out the success stories they promise, new accelerators are popping up all over, and startup entrepreneurs are clamoring to get into one. To find out, I talked to a few startup entrepreneurs about their accelerator experiences. If you live near St.

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Bootstrapping At B-Schools? | Sramana Mitra

Campus Entrepreneurship

First a snippet from the post and then some comments: It is my observation that not bootstrapping and not validating their ideas with customers before going out to raise financing is one of the most common causes of the Infant Entrepreneur Mortality IEM disease. Louis University. This is so incorrect. Sramana Mitra.