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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

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The Honorable Edward B.

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Taking Your Startup Back to the Business Basics

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Sometimes, though, that passion can make it hard for startups to focus on the business basics, like pricing, market research and finding your niche. I have had the opportunity to mentor quite a few startup companies in the St.

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6 Ways To Win Every Startup Competition You Enter

ReadWriteStart

Anyone entering a business plan competition should sign up for the mentorship. On May 10 she won best of show at FinovateSpring and the week before finished first at Business Insider’s Startup 2012. We drove to St. Louis six times for the Olin Cup competition at Washington University. It’s a huge mistake not to.”.

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What Skills Every New Internet Entrepreneur Needs

ReadWriteStart

Know your business plan is wrong and keep tweaking it in real time. Don't be afraid to make your biz plan a living, breathing entity. Louis is not the hotbed of VC activity and especially not for Internet firms. Anyone who tells you that they have things figured out right off the bat is just plain lying.

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Why an Accelerator Could Be Right for Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

If you live near St. Through a business plan competition, Arch Grants selects promising startups to receive $50,000. Brad Pittenger, the CEO of IT solutions provider XIOLINK , reviewed more than a dozen business plans as a recent Arch Grants judge. Impressing the Judges.

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6 Ways To Win Every Startup Competition You Enter

ReadWriteStart

Anyone entering a business plan competition should sign up for the mentorship. On May 10 she won best of show at FinovateSpring and the week before finished first at Business Insider’s Startup 2012. We drove to St. Louis six times for the Olin Cup competition at Washington University. It’s a huge mistake not to.”.