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12 Questions: Meet Maximilian (USA)

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Max lives and works in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. How does a central European expatriate (yes, that would be ME) end up in one of the dullest cities in the USA (yes, that would be Jacksonville, Florida)? And despite my wacky self, the US Government actually allowed me to stay. Please tell us about yourself. Who, …ME?

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: The Umbrella Initiative

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There’s an added element of difficulty when a company wants to receive government contract work. They focus on connecting disadvantaged businesses with government contracting jobs. The Umbrella Initiative is a project dedicated to helping small businesses successfully sell to the government – Federal, State, and Local.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: YCombinator vs. 1M/1M

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Next Doug Lowenthal from Jacksonville, Florida presented Buy Or Boycott , which he came up with at the recent Startup Weekend program. For example, they are in the midst of developing RFID-enabled tablets for the universal ID effort by the Indian government. These subtle wordings make a huge difference in how a company is viewed.