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Top Startup Winner: Balodana

The Startup Magazine

The top startup at this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois was Balodana , a fashion purchasing platform disrupting the women’s e-commerce fashion industry. Balodana provides store hosting and marketing as well as support services such as concierge customer service and style advice to ensure a superb customer experience.

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Female Founder Interview – Olga Camargo Leads Latinas Fintech Advisory

The Startup Magazine

University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Business Administration Alumni Leadership Academy Inductee. Northeastern Illinois University Foundation Board. She taught me much about business, including how to help our customers select gowns and accessories that symbolized their eagerness for a new life, a new happy beginning.

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Top 3 Startup Winner: Digs

The Startup Magazine

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. But this allowed us to learn more about our users and real estate customers. HQ Location : Chicago, Illinois. Sounds like you’re off to a good start.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

ReadWriteStart

First up, Priyanshu Harshavat, from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean , a service for cleaning up your reputation on social networks. Monetization models, while not yet validated, can come from charging the customer base that is already acquainted with the service, as well as selling the white label solutions to colleges.

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Twitter Link Roundup #129 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Illinois 3rd-worst in nation for business, CEO survey says - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Traits of successful founders - [link].

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Data Centers – On-Premise, Cloud, or Hybrid – What’s Best for Your Company

The Startup Magazine

Accessing a wealth of applications are available that can be customized for your business or situation. Located in Aurora, Illinois, the firm was named to the Inc. Being able to more easily budget costs when utilizing managed cloud solutions. Having availability 24/7. 5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in 2017.

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An Overview Of Cyber Risks

YoungUpstarts

by Bart McDonough , CEO and founder of Agio, and author of “ Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals “ William and Nancy Skog had cherry-picked an impeccable, perfect, river-front residence in Wilmington, Illinois. Be glad we didn’t just publish it all online. ?