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Road to Hire to Bring Paid Tech Training and Job Access to Under-Resourced Young Adults (18–25) in…

Austin Startup

The paid, bootcamp-style apprenticeship trains local young adults 18–25 in coding skills, professional development and connects graduates with full-time jobs with premier employers like Red Ventures ?—?with The expansion builds on the significant success Road to Hire has had in Charlotte since its founding in 2016.

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

Up and Running

South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development: Start Your Business. Grand Rapids is also home to StartGarden, a startup accelerator with the goal of turning Michigan into a flourishing business ecosystem. Small Business Development Center Michigan. Oklahoma Small Business Development Center. StartGarden.

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Interplay Learning?—?Helping the Skilled Trades Rebuild a Bigger and Better Workforce

Austin Startup

Using Interplay’s solutions during the pandemic, workforce development organizations were able to collectively and quickly grow a highly skilled workforce at scale through an immersive learning experience that was fully remote. They also work closely with the Home Builders Institute (HBI)’s nationwide workforce development program.

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A Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South

Jeff Hilimire

I realized that I enjoy interviewing startup friends about their business, but sending them a bunch of questions and having them reply didn’t allow for me to react to their answers, and honestly, if I actually interviewed them over Skype or something I think about eight people would actually watch the video.

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Best Locations In The US For A Tech Startup

YoungUpstarts

If you believe that your idea is worth the effort of putting together a business plan and going through the development and funding process, you may have a potentially lucrative tech startup. The American tech startup scene has become similar to the real estate sector in the sense that location is everything. San Francisco.

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Business Modeling is Process, not an Event

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Developing a sound business model is key to the successful launch of a business. Developing a sound business model in a startup venture helps improve the chances that the business will survive the launch, begin to gain acceptance in the market and grow. As a result, our operation in Charlotte never reached profitability.

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Entrepreneur Builds on Technology Platform to Power the Barbershop Industry

Hearpreneur

After I graduated from JMU, I interned as a data analyst for an LA startup. I got a job as a software developer at Wells Fargo, and a few months later moved to Charlotte, NC. Shortly there after, I was unable to find the job I wanted in economics so I took the freetime to learn how to code. The business name just made sense.