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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

The management team decided to ask the AJ Weller Corporation, a 25-year old company from Shreveport, Louisiana, for help because it had a developed a sterling reputation for solving apparently intractable wear problems. Insufficient investment funding for research and development.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

One social enterprise that embodies this model is InStove, an organization that sustainably makes the world’s most efficient stove, for use primarily in developing nations where fossil fuels and electricity are scarce, and walking long distances to gather wood can be dangerous. Here in the U.S. Maryland was the first U.S.

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Founder Interview: RedMane Technology’s Tony Lakier

The Startup Magazine

Our work spans everything from technology strategy and needs analysis to systems development and ongoing maintenance. The State of Louisiana was our first major win. In 2000, Louisiana gave our five-person company (at that time) a multimillion-dollar contract to implement a mission-critical system.

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Helping Hands: U.S. Resources For Import/Export Startups

YoungUpstarts

Its primary mission is to help companies find and develop their export business. Based in Louisiana, and using stainless steel from U.S This is the largest clearinghouse of information for locating foreign buyers. It’s also a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The cost ranges between $200 and $3,000.

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Use Your Tax Refund To Grow Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Carla Freberg leads the Vendor Services Group, which is composed of account executives, regional managers, franchise finance managers, program managers, and business development representatives. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University and has more than 12 years of professional experience in the equipment financing industry.

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My Personal Formula for Getting a Seat at the Table

Austin Startup

And a worksheet to help you start your own plan Terri Broussard Williams serving as a panelist during a political forum at Louisiana State University This was a week I’ll never forget, even though it was a whirlwind. I attended the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s annual conference, the 68th Annual Boule’.

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How Oil Prices Are Trading On Binary Options Platforms Lately

YoungUpstarts

Louisiana Light crude oil was trading -1.0% However, that trend has reversed and there is substantial development of America’s oil industry. As at 14 October 2015 the API report concluded that oil inventories fell by 1.2 million barrels for the week ending on Friday, 2 October 2015. The report issued on 15 October reflected a 0.5%

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