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New Crowdfunding Site CrowdIt To Incorporate Mentoring, Networking

YoungUpstarts

CrowdIt ( www.crowdit.com ) aims to take a different approach to crowdfunding by building an online community, as well as incorporating elements of mentoring, peer review and business networking for inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs and other associated dreamers.

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5 Keys To Starting A New Venture In Your Local Town

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Wikipedia From the advice I hear these days, if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, or one of the few other financial hubs around the world. Colby is a living example of how it works there, starting with his Parengo Coffee Shop in Sikeston, Missouri.

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The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business in for 2016

Up and Running

If you are a female entrepreneur, pay extra attention to Grand Rapids, which WalletHub ranks as the second best city to start a business in. Grand Rapids is also home to StartGarden, a startup accelerator with the goal of turning Michigan into a flourishing business ecosystem. Louis is a growing hub for startup activity.

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Learn To Code With One Month Rails

YoungUpstarts

You have a great idea for an app or a startup but you have have absolutely no programming skills. Part of Y Combinator ’s Summer 2013 batch of startups, The online resource for web development to date has taught more than 9,000 people Ruby on Rails, one of the most widely-used web programming technologies today.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain The Role A Coach Plays in Their Business

Hearpreneur

Many entrepreneurs attribute their success to the mere factor that they had a business coach guide them through the process. Here’s what entrepreneurs had to say about the role a coach plays in their business. #1- The coach is a means for the entrepreneur to get better every day, not the business. 1- Four ways. Growth is tough.

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Why Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Up With Changing Regulations

YoungUpstarts

Whether it’s the development process, staffing, or another variable, your can’t-miss startup solution will probably face an obstacle or two on its way to viability. Regulation is one issue that looms exceptionally large for tech entrepreneurs. The importance of law to an entrepreneur can’t be overstated.

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Breaking Down The Logistical And Psychological Barriers That Keep Disabled Entrepreneurs From Success

The Startup Magazine

That being said, there are still huge barriers in the way of success when it comes to disabled entrepreneurs. A good measure of how welcoming a city will be for disabled entrepreneurs is an overall look at their inclusivity as a whole. Source: Pexels. The matter of infrastructure. A lack of support. Support programs are essential.

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