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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 City, OK. Ranked third by WalletHub, Oklahoma City has also been found to be a great city for STEM professionals, entrepreneurial women, and small tech businesses. SCORE Oklahoma City.

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Preventing Stupid: 3 Questions Every Business Owner Must Ask

YoungUpstarts

In western Oklahoma there are many companies depending on oil production for their livelihood. A business is a complex human system that you oversee — and you are the answer to the “why” and “how” of problem development. Catastrophes are the natural and man-made disasters that originate outside your business and hinder your goals.

Oklahoma 202
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The Flaming Lips and Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

As many of you know I’ve participated in the annual State of Creativity Forum in Oklahoma for several years. It’s in just a few weeks, so register, and make plans now to arrive in Oklahoma City for the March 31st one day event. Oklahoma City has turned the corner on talent exporting, let me explain.

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Yanni Hufnagel: A Coaching Powerhouse

YoungUpstarts

Regarded as one of the top recruiters in college basketball, Yanni Hufnagel was perhaps best known for developing professional NBA basketball player, Jimmy Lin, and for his successful four seasons streak while coaching and recruiting for the Harvard Crimson college basketball team.

Oklahoma 101
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Schools Kill Creativity

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

His big-heart work included rural Oklahoma; he assisted in boosting that states educational system, and it will have a lasting impact ( Oklahoma Creativity Forum is a notable event Ken appeared at several times). In person Sir Ken had another quality I admire. He was kind. He had a heart as big as his IQ.

Oklahoma 127
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Everything changes from concept to release.

Berkonomics

Early contact exposing friendly close customers to the product is critical to the development staff, marketing and even to the customer that feels closer to your enterprise because of the special treatment. This is not to state that the customer tests a new product before we do internally, although many of us are surely guilty of that error.

Tulsa 62
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The 10 Best Teams Ever Assembled (And What We Can Learn From Them)

YoungUpstarts

The coming-together of these two musical virtuosos resulted in a 16-year partnership that produced instant classics like Oklahoma! answered the call to beat Hitler to the development of a nuclear weapon. Name your favorite musical; odds are these guys wrote it. State Fair , South Pacific , The King and I , and The Sound of Music.

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