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Massachusetts Has An Innovative Approach To Immigration Reform

Feld Thoughts

Two big proposals from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today. He’s also proposing an incredibly clever and innovative approach to immigration reform applicable only to Massachusetts. The Massachusetts non-competition situation has always been stupid. First, he’s proposing to ban non-competition agreements.

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21 Entrepreneurs Share Views on Whether Leaders are Born or Made

Hearpreneur

Reflecting upon my journey from the lecture halls of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to helming ShipSage, I firmly believe that while some individuals might possess inherent qualities of leadership, the crucible of experience, challenges, and deliberate self-growth shapes authentic leaders. #21-

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: New Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

He is heading straight into an intensely competitive market without adequate differentiation or competitive positioning. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anupam has serious segmentation issues. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

What I find exciting about Freshdesk is that they may be able to do the same thing in customer support that Zoho did in CRM: a drastic downshifting of the price-point of a full-functionality, differentiated, cutting edge customer support solution. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Photo by Alexander Mooij. Discuss.

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6 Strategies Guaranteed to Boost Revenue for Your Hair Salon

Up and Running

Davis Hairdressing, a Massachusetts-based hair salon, offers a free visit to clients who prepay for a certain number of visits. By focusing in on a particular niche, you stand to differentiate yourself from the competition. It’s a great way to keep people coming back for more. Identify a niche and dig in.

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What Ten Promising Startups Taught Us About Marketing New Products

YoungUpstarts

by Stephen Wunker, David Farber, and Jessica Wattman, authors of “ Jobs to Be Done: A Roadmap for Customer-Centered Innovation “ This past August, Mass Innovation Nights launched its 11 th MIN FOODIE event in Somerville, Massachusetts. This suggests that these young startups may be on to something.

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6 “Don’ts” Of Starting A Successful Business

YoungUpstarts

Clients responded to our fresh approach and it continues to be one of our differentiators today. Silk has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Like George Costanza, we proceeded to “do the opposite,” and it worked in our favor. Don’t Limit Yourself to Your First Vision.