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

Up and Running

South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development: Start Your Business. Small Business Development Center Michigan. Oklahoma Small Business Development Center. Nebraska Department of Economic Development: Starting a Business. Community Development Resources Nebraska. SCORE Sioux Falls. Grand Rapids, MI.

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New Crowdfunding Site CrowdIt To Incorporate Mentoring, Networking

YoungUpstarts

“Our vision for crowdfunding is about helping people achieve their dreams – be it starting a new business, developing a new invention or creating a technology start-up – and leveraging the power of the crowd beyond just the funding event,” says Jason Graf, co-founder and CEO for CrowdIt.

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Learn To Code With One Month Rails

YoungUpstarts

Part of Y Combinator ’s Summer 2013 batch of startups, The online resource for web development to date has taught more than 9,000 people Ruby on Rails, one of the most widely-used web programming technologies today. Resources coding One Month Rails programming Ruby on Rails startup web development Y Combinator'

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It’s Time To Take The ‘Sitting Is The New Smoking’ Claims Seriously

YoungUpstarts

His description of the daily meeting at Agile Software Development is simple: ‘The whole team meets every day for a quick status update. Louis, Missouri, found that ‘groups working together on a project while standing are measurably more engaged and less territorial than while seated.’. Watch Merchant’s TED talk on the topic here.

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The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2019

Duct Tape Marketing

Biggest takeaway: You’ll learn why the first step in developing a solid marketing strategy is identifying your ideal customer, and I’ll give you tips on how to find them. He was elected to the Missouri House in 2008 and became the Missouri Secretary of State in 2009. Click here to listen to the episode.

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How Businesses Can Be Sustainable And Profitable

The Startup Magazine

We are at a point in world history in which much of the current growth in the developed world is unsustainable. According to Maryville University of St.Louis, Missouri, sustainable business does not harm the environment in a negative manner because the owners consider that they and their community depend upon the health of the planet.

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4 American Cities That Want Your Business

Up and Running

Louis, Missouri. By developing a committee focused on growth and new business (and taking planned and measurable steps toward that goal), any city can transform its business environment. It is one of the 10 most efficient cities to do business in, according to the U.S. Becoming a city that nurtures new business.