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With the Federal Government Doing Nothing, Communities Step Up

VC Adventure

In it we talk about the continued failure of the federal government to help small businesses and highlight some encouraging ways that local communities have stepped into the void to help. But to be clear, those resources should have been supplemental to the support the government was providing to grassroots entrepreneurs.

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Midterm Election Issues Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners Should Keep an Eye on

Up and Running

To help you figure out what you should be paying attention to, we’ve elaborated on some of the main issues that stand to affect entrepreneurs and business owners alike. Related reading: How immigration reform is shaping up to affect entrepreneurs and business owners. According to a number of policy analysts, interviewed by Inc.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Out of necessity. When I released this information into the community my life became in danger. We began by being content-producers focused on serving the 18-24-year-old demographic right after graduation from Virginia Tech.

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How Tech for Campaigns Has Helped 3,000+ Techies Make a Difference in Progressive Politics

Hunter Walker

TFC brings digital and tech to down ballot political campaigns – both by building shared technical solutions and by matching our community of 3,000 tech volunteers campaigns. We’re all tech entrepreneurs who were incredibly frustrated and saw an opportunity to make a real and lasting impact.

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2013’s Top 10 Small Towns For Mobile Entrepreneurs

Mike Michalowicz

You have the choice to do business from anywhere, anytime, including some of the most beautiful and mobile entrepreneur friendly towns in the USA. So here you have it, the “Top 10 Small Towns for Mobile Entrepreneurs for 2013.”. And yes, it is perfect for mobile entrepreneurs. Clayton, Georgia. Clayton covers only 3.1

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Want to be an entrepreneur? Stock Quotes. Live Chat Recap.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. ” To many prominent entrepreneurs and impact-focused investors, socially-minded businesses are the direction of the future. Here in the U.S.