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9 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Business They are Starting Next Year

Hearpreneur

I’ve been flipping homes in Louisville for the past four years now and nothing has made me really inspired by the thought of scaling my operations. Thanks to Lori Cheek, Cheekd ! #2- 2- Expanding into Texas. Photo credit: Matt Rostosky. Next year, I am expanding my already successful business into Texas.

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How Technology and Training Fueled One Ad-Based Company’s Growth

ReadWriteStart

Yu and Young try to use each obstacle as a learning moment for their employees to create a brand that can endure industry changes. BlitzMetrics takes care of its most loyal employees, investing in their long-term success and always remembering each employee’s personal goals. Building a Sustainable Brand .

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Separating Regional Economic Development Fact From Fiction

Feld Thoughts

Today I read the following headline in the Boulder Daily Camera: “ Phillips 66 to sell 432-acre campus in Louisville. Bill Ritter on Wednesday revealed that ConocoPhillips has purchased the former StorageTek campus in Louisville.” Phillips 66 pulls the plug on Louisville energy campus. Related articles.

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Cultivating A Culture Of Excellence From The Ground Up

YoungUpstarts

by Jeff McManus, author of “ Growing Weeders Into Leaders: Leadership Lessons from the Ground Up “ The difference between employees who approach their job as drudgery and those workers who enthusiastically contribute isn’t just about work ethic and matching skills to tasks. Broaden horizons.

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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

It was written by a guy about my age down in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an interesting guy and I watched him throughout a bunch of interesting projects, like a complete open source business where all the employees got to make the decisions. I started reading a great blog called Business Pundit in 2004.

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Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA

chrissundberg.com

However, it’s designed in most cases to apply to employees. On my way to Louisville! Some unscrupulous person could steal your idea and make millions of dollars from your hard work. The Truth: A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) can be a useful document. They should not be used with investors, co-founders, advisors, etc.

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We’re Not Doing Enough to Help Small Businesses

VC Adventure

There are more than 30 so far nationwide, such as this one in Louisville, Kentucky, that aims to put 0% interest loans into the bank accounts of businesses with fewer than 10 employees within a week. Those businesses closed weeks ago and already laid off employees.