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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

Both Sides of the Table

Meredith Perry came up with the idea for uBeam while still in college at University of Pennsylvania and like many great inventors won her school’s business plan competition. It turns out that while she had the right idea the materials needed some reworking to come in at the cost structure required to build a business at scale.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

Here are two good courses you might consider through Coursera: Business Strategy, offered by the University of Virginia. Courses in finances, leadership, management, and communications are particularly noteworthy for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Financial aid is available for those who might need the extra support.

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Smooth-Stone Changes Name to Calxeda; Adds Hires

Austin Startup

At Calxeda, Freund will lead strategic market planning, market requirements, positioning, launches and market development efforts to support Calxeda’s business plans. That’s why I came to Calxeda: to help turn this vision into a reality,” said Freund. Freund brings 30 years of Server market experience to Calxeda.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

Here are two good courses you might consider through Coursera: Business Strategy, offered by the University of Virginia. Courses in finances, leadership, management, and communications are particularly noteworthy for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Financial aid is available for those who might need the extra support.

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 7: Revenue Model

Steve Blank

In Williamstown, West Virginia they spoke to the city planner and a member of the budget committee. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching. Veritas team put it into overdrive and did mass interviews of city officials across the United States. Next week, the last lecture.

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The Structures of Social Enterprise

Business Plan Blog

Available in: Maryland, Vermont, Virginia, New Jersey, Hawaii, California. Formally known as a Low Profit Limited Liability Company , L3C s are legal forms of business corporations that blend non-profit and for-profit investment efforts with a socially beneficial structure. L3Cs would be the mark directly before a full Non-Profit.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Writing A Business Plan. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Like a venture capitalist reviewing business plans, he now weighs the potential of every company Arizona Bay works with. Tools & Research.

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