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

Up and Running

If you know that you will need a large amount of outside financing to start your business, you may want to consider Lincoln, Nebraska. Ranked number four overall, you’ll stand a good chance of obtaining financing in Lincoln—when it came to the city with the most accessible financing, Lincoln received the highest score possible.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

There’s a big business in Finance working with Excel, but that’s an outlier. The software is not difficult to build and the hosting element has become a commodity; the hard part is building a community. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. Building Communities.

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Why Niche Start-Ups Are Making Waves In 2020

YoungUpstarts

Finding the right niche, and finding the community that this niche serves, is the way to make a small business a success. Neocova is a core banking start-up based in St. Louis that aims its services squarely at small banks and credit unions. Its investors include the Bank of St. Its investors include the Bank of St.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

As a business owner, you’re the marketing team, the finance specialist, and the creative department all at once. have lived in Prince Edward Island, New York, St. Louis and now Texas. I also love that it’s a community, and how entrepreneurs help each other. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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From Haitian Roots to a Silicon Valley Address: How Bianca St.Louis Is Building Her Rep & a Career in Tech

Hunter Walker

I learn a lot from Bianca St. I’d be surprised at how much I’ve fostered relationships and community with folks I looked up to and would read about. Communities like #blacktwitter have provided laughs, digital grieving and general inspiration. We met via Twitter several years ago when she was studying at Howard University.