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30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business

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Offering a product or service that is lacking in your area is a great reason to start a business, Drew Phillips, owner of The Angry Beaver, a gay/straight hybrid bar in West Virginia, says. “Me, Reason #24: The internet offers more sales possibilities. The community and the public response have been phenomenal.”

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

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INTERNET BUSINESSES. General Internet. - Web Design/Tech Services. West Virginia. Computer And Internet. West Virginia. Internet Services. . - Pet Care & Grooming. Social Services. Storage & Warehousing. Travel Agencies. Business Services (B2B). Consumer Services (B2C).

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12 Questions: Meet Maximilian (USA)

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After my year as exchange student, one thing led to another – I came back for college (in West Virginia of all places), got married, got a job, moved around a couple times – you know, the usual things people do. How did you become interested in design? Which of your designs are your favorites and why?

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The Coming Bits and Atoms Disruption

Andrew Payne

I’ve written recently about the entrepreneurial lottery , and the long odds for many pure-software Internet/consumer/mobile projects. Instead, I’ve been working on “bits and atoms”, or as I think about it: the intersection of mechanical design/fabrication with the Internet ecosystem and Moore’s Law advances.

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5 historic billboard campaigns (or everything old is new again)!

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Companies have been using techniques such as eye-catching design, creative content, and clever placement to create word-of-mouth and build buzz for their products dating back to the time of our great-great-great grandparents. And, just this year, Wonderbra unveiled the first truly 3D billboard designed to be viewed with special glasses.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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Design & Production. Tool: Sysomos (Marketwire) URL: Sysomos.com What it does: Like Radian6, Sysomos is designed to help brands “listen” to what people are saying about them online, particularly through social media. Art/Creative/Design. Web/Internet/IT/eMedia. Internet/Online Only. Art and Designers.