Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. If you'd like to try your hand at being an entrepreneur inside one of the world's largest bureaucracies, you can apply right here starting today.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

To save the US economy, policymakers need to understand small business 101. Policymakers in Washington, D.C., economy and the ways in which entrepreneurship and the small business landscape have changed over the past few decades. million businesses that are sole proprietorships, 98% of U.S. They sound good.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

What can entrepreneurs learn from politicians? Historically, the political industry has pioneered strategies for marketing, partnering, business development, social media use, and audience engagement. In short, small businesses and startups can draw many valuable lessons from politics, politicians, and political campaigns.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. What grants are available?

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Small businesses are the backbone of the nation and an essential part of every regional economy. And yet, in spite of all this, small emerging firms are largely left out of government contracting. Selling to the government is a slow process in the beginning. Yet, small, emerging firms have much to offer government.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 5, 2020

Transcript of Creating Policy Changes to Benefit Small Businesses written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. She is the president and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. John Jantsch: And I assume you’re in chilly Washington DC today. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. What grants are available?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In a January 22nd op-ed in the Washington Post written with Nicole Lurie , he told us," We are past the if question and squarely facing the how-bad-will-it-be phase of the response." Beth Cameron, Washington Post , 3/13/2020 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Out of the Crisis #16: Robert Schooley U.S. Trump closed it."

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. Small Business Administration.

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Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

government has embraced Lean methodologies to reinvigorate its innovation efforts was the focus of the latest episode of my SiriusXM radio show, Entrepreneurs are Everywhere. America is full of entrepreneurs, inventor and dreamers. Now it is changing how we protect the homeland and keep Americans safe and around the world.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

For its first few decades Silicon Valley was content flying under the radar of Washington politics. Microsoft did not open a Washington office until 1995. The words “startup,” “entrepreneur,” and “innovation” are used fast, loose and furious by both parties in Washington. Small Business Entrepreneurship.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2012

Big Government - or Small Business? There are, of course, those who say SEA won’t work, that it’s just another “big government” program. There are, of course, those who say SEA won’t work, that it’s just another “big government” program. Gerber counters that argument this way: “Government can’t cure all woes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2013

On occasion we take a look at recent legislation coming out of our Federal government in Washington. Right now you are probably asking yourself, “What has Congress done lately that is helping small business? The Federal Government actually supporting new businesses by investing in them? ” What?

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2013

Though it may seem as if politicians in Washington, D.C. have a hard time agreeing on anything, those on both sides of the aisle seem increasingly keen to support entrepreneurs and their communities. Politics Entrepreneurship events global accelerator network startup day across america startups washington'

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

These small business are each a shining example of the power of free enterprise and the opportunities it can create for America’s doers and dreamers. Young entrepreneurs take note. Chamber of Commerce has announced the seven regional finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2012

We hear a great deal of talk from the Presidential campaigns about what small businesses and startups really need to succeed. It’s “ job creators , this” and “ entrepreneurs , that” and “innovators, the other.” What most small businesses need, first and foremost, is money.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 14, 2010

Remember when the government pushed banks to lend to people who could not afford mortgages? Well, Washington is at it again. It seems that Fed Chief Bernanke is pushing banks to more lend to small businesses. The latest survey of business owners by the NFIB clearly supports this. That's right.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 22, 2012

The idea is to stay current on what the folks in Washington are doing for small businesses and startups and to briefly analyze some of those priorities and efforts. In either case, rules and regulations can have a real economic impact on small businesses. And we all filed our business taxes recently, right?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 6, 2015

Modern entrepreneurs tend to approach their ventures using the problem-opportunity-solution framework, and in many ways the American Revolution was born of that approach. Revolutionary, for sure, but also incorporating all of the traditional hallmarks of entrepreneurism. George Washington. Benjamin Franklin.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 7, 2010

Professor Shane has been trying to minimize the impact of small business in our economy for the past few years. He is at it yet again in a post at Small Business Trends. Most people forget that the majority of businesses fail within six years, leaving them with zero revenues." data - but most don't grow at all."

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 7, 2011

In other words, it is a tangled mess and nobody really knows how it will impact small business. Here are 8 possible effects and how they may hurt or help small businesses: 1. Raising the debt ceiling and reducing the budget without additional government stimulus is likely to slow the growth of the overall economy.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs. Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Welcome to Small Business Labs. Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. Emergent Research.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Writing you today from Three Oaks, Michigan, aka “Michiana” Steve Case’s article this morning in the Washington Post – Why innovation and start-ups are thriving in ‘flyover’ country – is spot on. Case assumes that what’s common even in small cities is actually universal.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I give a talk to various business groups titled "The Future of Small Business in America". I talked about the robust entrepreneurial economy and how bright the future is for young entrepreneurs. Keep in mind that these figures were calculated before the pro-regulation movement took over in Washington in 2009.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 17, 2010

Whenever I talk to groups of entrepreneurs these days I have noticed that their anger and frustration is growing. Many are actually favor government help when needed, but see the direction we are headed as being beyond creating a social safety net to one that is now creating socialism on a broad scale. can do our thing.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MARCH 27, 2012

This is a very pro-business bill and it shows Obama to be the moderate he is, going against members of his own party to help pass it. The Washington Post has a good take on this aspect of things. This is a whole new ball game, a whole new era for entrepreneurs of all stripes. Many of these ideas and small businesses will fail.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 1, 2016

Discover some insights about what’s going on in our economy and how to stay ahead as a small business owner. Coyle is the President of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest and most active business associations in New Jersey. Government and foreign governments.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Forbes has just released a survey of small business owners that offers some interesting insights. Small Business Outlook 2010" is a study issued by Forbes Insights , in association with CIT (the full study is available free on-line, but you do need to register to see it). No kidding! Regarding more available debt?

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Some polls out this week tell us that small business owners are becoming more cautious. The latest Intuit poll on small business employment suggests that hiring in small businesses has, once again cooled off. Mirroring results of previous surveys, 76% rated current business conditions.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Politicians have been searching for a defining issue to crystallize the "us versus them" game that has been going on in Washington for the past several years. They are suggesting the we have a tax increase on the wealthy to "pay" for renewal of the temporary tax cut, but exempt small business owners.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

But this cinematic view of entrepreneurs is flawed in many ways. It also causes them to miss the numerous other kinds of startups that appear in less-glamorous settings: inside enterprises, non-profits, and even governments. But this cinematic view of entrepreneurs is flawed in many ways. Let’s start with the most basic.

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Pascal's View

MAY 23, 2009

  Through Levensohn Venture Partners' involvement as the lead venture sponsor of the IT Security Entrepreneurs' Forum (ITSEF) since its inception in 2007, and through my personal initiatives advocating public policy solutions to address cyber security issues, I have had some positive impact in increasing awareness of this problem. 

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Locations: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, London, Milan, Paris, Venice, Atlanta, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., In that time, it has helped businesses to “craft honest, emotional experiences through strategy, brand development, graphic design, web design, and storytelling.”.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

APRIL 12, 2010

It is not easy being an entrepreneur in America these days. The push for higher marginal tax rates, whole new tax programs like the possible VAT tax, and expanding regulation are all making the entrepreneur's already challenging job a even more difficult. That endangered species is the entrepreneur.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 4, 2009

I’ve been to Washington, D.C. speak with legislators and government agency representatives about the need for. Without new approaches to collaboration among government institutions, corporations, universities, and venture capitalists, U.S. entrepreneurs will increasingly face overwhelming obstacles to success.   It.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2016

Resources to help you do market research and determine your niche: Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. How a Buyer (or User) Persona Can Improve Your Business. in general, there is no specific license needed to start a travel business; however, state laws vary. 35 Great Ways to Fund A Small Business.

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