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The Remarkability Formula For Small Business Owners

Duct Tape Marketing

Rich is founder and president of flyte new media, a digital agency in Portland, Maine, that’s been in business for over 24 years. He recently co-founded Fast Forward Maine, a podcast and workshop series for growing Maine businesses. Each episode is designed to spark ideas you can put into practice for your agency today.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Boulder, CO.

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Dragons, Bootstrapping and Women in Tech

Up and Running

” For Lindsay Nelson, CEO and co-founder of Theme Dragon, Inc that opportunity was founding a tech company. She and original cofounder Megan Bradford poured their proverbial blood, sweat and tears into this enterprise. Keep customers at the forefront, and listen to them. How do you balance it all? Plan ahead.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Nearby Portland Oregon (just 160 miles away) is home to over 300 startups; between the two markets, nearly 80 new startups are forming each year.

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Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients

Duct Tape Marketing

They’re still getting a phenomenal number of impressions and click-throughs and interactions from customers. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast. David thanks for joining me. John: Yeah so that leads me to my next question where’s the best place to hide a dead body?

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How to Start a Brewery

Up and Running

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? Co-founders Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge leased their startup system from a family running a German restaurant out of a former brewpub.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

Up and Running

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? Co-founders Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge leased their startup system from a family running a German restaurant out of a former brewpub.

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