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9 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Business They are Starting Next Year

Hearpreneur

After living in NYC for over 25 years, when the pandemic hit, I relocated to my home state of Kentucky. So, I will be doing business both in The Lone Star State aside from my hub here in Kentucky. 5- Project-based multimedia designing. My 2020 layoff as a Multimedia Designer was both a heartbreak and a lightbulb moment.

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5 Ways To Get Beyond Early Adopters For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

For technical designers building innovative features, how to use them is obvious, and it’s very hard to see things as a first-time not-so-technical customer. The solution is to actively engage people outside your perspective to design usability in from the beginning. All customer interfaces must be designed by Marketing.

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Startup Braidy Industries is Disrupting the Transportation Industry

The Startup Magazine

Braidy Industries is a new aluminum rolling mill in Greenup County, Kentucky. Built on a greenfield site, the Kentucky manufacturing facility will process advanced aluminum materials for the automotive industry. Automotive designers are free to choose their material when there is a good quality alternative to steel. Background.

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Odis Jones Explains How to Strengthen Your Rural Community’s Economy

The Startup Magazine

Paducah, Kentucky followed this method by constructing an identity that is connected to the Ohio River and its remarkable history. Leaders in Paducah, Kentucky spawned a home purchase program that strived to build an artistic community. Financial Motivations For Redevelopment.

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Build It

Feld Thoughts

During the last few days in Kentucky I was asked some version of the question “how do I get started” a few times. It was usually in the context of “should I write a plan first” or “should I design a full system.” ” Coincidentally The Founders – Episode 6 is titled Build It.

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The Top Nine Challenges Of Growing an Entrepreneurial Business And How To Tackle Them

YoungUpstarts

I recently studied 54 high-growth entrepreneurial companies based in 23 different states, all of which were designated as successful growth companies by leading magazines or accounting firms. You just have to be willing to learn from those who grew before you.

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PressIt, An Easy Way To Convert Original Content Into Merchandise

YoungUpstarts

Louisville, Kentucky-based online retailer of stock and user-customized on demand products CafePress has launched PressIt , a simple and effective way for bloggers or small businesses to monetize their original images and other content, by making it simple to put them on products like t-shirts, mugs and tote bags.