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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

YoungUpstarts

One of the reasons that we won this firm’s business was our willingness to work with their team to add features to our platform and devote resources to ensure that it met their current expectations, while soliciting their feedback for further product enhancements.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., Iowa Life Changing. Successful businesses are built in Iowa every day.

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Startup Chica Spotlight: Meet Some of Austin’s Female Founders

Austin Startup

Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 2002 at the age of 15. Laura grew up in Iowa where she received degrees in computer science and english from the University of Iowa.

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Chrissy Weems Discusses How She Dominated the Direct Sales Industry in a TED Talk

The Startup Magazine

According to an excerpt on the Balance, direct selling is the act of selling products directly to consumers. Some of the products that may be sold directly to consumers include essential oils and beauty and care products. Popular, low-risk products often provide the best opportunity to make steady income and rake high profits.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: PVPower

crowdSPRING Blog

Driving through Iowa, Indiana or southern Illinois, they’re pretty hard to miss towering and turning on the horizon. In contrast, the only solar panel I’ve seen in real life was in Forest City, Iowa, a town I’d be hard-pressed to find a handful of people who have heard of it.

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7 Tips for Independent Bicycle Dealers to Grow Profits This Year by Eric Levenhagen

Mike Michalowicz

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. Even the major brands are offering products online. TJ Juskiewicz is the director of RAGBRAI, a seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa.

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7 Tips for Independent Bicycle Dealers to Grow Profits This Year by Eric Levenhagen

Mike Michalowicz

Jay Townley is the co-founder and partner of Gluskin Townley Group, a consulting firm with over 75 collective years of experience in the bicycling, research and retail industries. Even the major brands are offering products online. TJ Juskiewicz is the director of RAGBRAI, a seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa.