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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

The state’s economy, government incentives and training, business regulations and workforce are other crucial factors. For technologically inclined businesses, Texas has increased its STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce by 34,000 since 2009. Austin in particular is a technological and cultural hub.

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Q2 2020 Quarterly Update

Version One Ventures

The Seattle-based company provides an online marketplace for business-to-government commerce, connecting local and national suppliers with government procurement officers. We announced three new investments this quarter: We led DemandStar ’s $2 million seed round. You can read more about why we’re excited in our announcement post.

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Executive Transition Toolkit: Documenting a Successful Executive Search

Board Effect

Research from North Carolina State University found some nonprofit executives leave for “voluntary retirement,” but almost three-quarters depart for other reasons. Executive transitions are not new to the governance realm, but they might well be more abundant.

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

Up and Running

Government Requirements. When it comes to best states to start a business in, North Carolina ranked second, and the state as a whole also ranked top five on cost of labor, low business costs, and beneficial tax structure. It also ties with Lincoln for most accessible financing as well. Salt Lake City Business Licensing.

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

Do you qualify for any government economic programs or incentives? Here’s an example permit for the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina. Think about your own values and where you will be happy: Harold Hughes was told that if he wanted his technology startup Bandwagon to be successful, he’d have to move to Silicon Valley.

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Getting out of the building…by staying in the building!

Steve Blank

The landscape for how to turn life science and health care technologies into viable companies has changed more in the last 3 years than in the last 30. ———– The National Institutes of Health recognizes that Life Science/Health Care commercialization has two components: the science/technology, and the business model.

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Ecosystem + Incubator = Startup "Ecobator" NestGSV

ReadWriteStart

Take a tour of the campus and you’ll see representatives from corporations, universities, governments and the investment community. NestGSV’s solution is to provide ongoing support for startups and connect them with corporate, venture and government programs and funding that can help them survive. OK, maybe not.). well, you know.

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