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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

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Next, there is the wonderful PR quote about the SBIC that says “Since the program’s inception, SBIC “success stories” include the funding of companies such as Apple, Costco and FedEx when they were burgeoning small businesses.” I’d be happy to meet with you. “Then when you dig into it, there were some problems.”

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A Look Inside the Fascinating Cannabis Branding and Marketing Boom

crowdSPRING Blog

Make no mistake: the legal marijuana industry is booming, creating huge business opportunities and massive tax revenue incomes for their communities. Differentiation took a backseat to PR, in some ways. As Forbes reports : The size of the market for legal marijuana in the United States is projected to grow to $7.1

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We were sued shortly after starting because there was an SOS Staffing in Denver that was publicly held. On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Photo Credit: Steve Lowisz. We struggled with naming.

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Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live

Startup Lessons Learned

We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. If you're in town Saturday night, you'll want to stop by Ignite: Lean Startup , a community-run event that features a number of new voices in the Lean Startup community. Welcome to our fair city. Co-founder, Backblaze.