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4 Student Ventures Present @ Pitch Dingman 7 Oct 2011

Campus Entrepreneurship

Four University of Maryland student firms presented at the first Pitch Dingman Event of the 2011-2012 academic year. We have seen impact and fortune created by both types of firms on the Maryland Campus and also globally. 2,750 in seed funding was available for the firms. The four teams split $2750 in prizes.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

Up and Running

Talk to the farm down the street about how they’re using their hilly, forested land to plan for a future logging operation. You can learn more about the small farm classification system from the USDA’s website, but so long as you’re within the $0-$350,000 bracket, you can guarantee your operation will be classified as a small farm business.