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How Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Can Help Your Business

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UW-Madison Small Business Development Center (SBDC) celebrating SBDC Day. Your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) can help. What is a Small Business Development Center (SBDC)? Starting a new small business? SBDCs can help you with your business plan and access to funding.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

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This is because these days it’s a trendy word, conjuring up images of youthful exuberance, all-night coding parties, and developing revolutionary apps that transform into mind-boggling IPOs. The coolest thing you can say to anyone todat seem to be when you announce that you’re launching a startup.

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5 Lessons Learned Launching a Startup With No Plan, No Cash, and No MBA

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I discovered this firsthand when I contracted a software developer to build a system for the English teaching company that allowed classes to be purchased and scheduled via web application. After several meetings with the developer, I was ready to get moving on it. This developer had founded businesses before.

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Big Sky Capital: Investing in the Future of SaaS Startups

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Jahn Karsybaev and Adil Nurgozhin, the founders of Big Sky Capital , crossed paths while studying at the University of Montana. With the rise of cyber threats and the need for robust defense mechanisms, Karsybaev and Nurgozhin are actively seeking startups to develop innovative solutions in this space.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

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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. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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6 Things to Consider Before Entering a Market

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We became the go-to for all the print and promo needs, and developed a new fulfillment profit center. For example, the farm and ranch real estate market in Montana is composed of a few large firms and hundreds of mom and pop shops, so it is very fragmented. Then customers only had to deal with one point of contact.

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Now Is The Time To Prepare Your Business For A Natural Disaster

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Simultaneously, people in Oregon, Montana and Idaho are dealing with forest fires brought on by the driest conditions these states have seen in decades. Here are 8 tips for developing an effective natural disaster preparedness plan for your business: 1. Develop a communication plan for your organization.