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5 Keys To Starting A New Venture In Your Local Town

Startup Professionals Musings

Colby is a living example of how it works there, starting with his Parengo Coffee Shop in Sikeston, Missouri. No matter how hard you are willing to work inside the business, you still need external relationships with suppliers, people in your business network, and your community.

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New Crowdfunding Site CrowdIt To Incorporate Mentoring, Networking

YoungUpstarts

CrowdIt ( www.crowdit.com ) aims to take a different approach to crowdfunding by building an online community, as well as incorporating elements of mentoring, peer review and business networking for inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs and other associated dreamers.

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

Up and Running

Community Development Resources Nebraska. Louis; and if you are a female entrepreneur, the Missouri Women’s Council should be on your resources list. Finally, to give you a general idea of the business climate in Missouri, check out this interview in St. Louis Magazine with Missouri SCORE counselor Bob Boles.

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How Businesses Can Be Sustainable And Profitable

The Startup Magazine

Microgrids can provide energy for individual businesses or small communities. With all of the natural disasters occurring with greater frequency around the world, it is important that communities have microgrids that provide citizens and businesses greater control in their ability to keep the lights on when danger strikes. Microgrids.

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The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2019

Duct Tape Marketing

He was elected to the Missouri House in 2008 and became the Missouri Secretary of State in 2009. He runs The Hill KC , which began as a local CrossFit gym and has expanded to offer corporate wellness products and services to folks in the community who have disabilities or need help getting access to wellness services.

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Breaking Down The Logistical And Psychological Barriers That Keep Disabled Entrepreneurs From Success

The Startup Magazine

The best disability-friendly cities in America include Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and St Louis, Missouri; they have good local infrastructure, programs that are broadly supportive of disabled people , and public amenities and services that aren’t weighted against those with the challenge of long-term conditions. On the horizon.

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4 American Cities That Want Your Business

Up and Running

Louis, Missouri. An engaging, informative, and easy-to-navigate website is an investment in the growth and enrichment of a community. It is one of the 10 most efficient cities to do business in, according to the U.S. One of the best selling points of this city is its incredibly affordable cost of doing business.