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[Interview] Zack Creed, Oakville Golf Instructor On Entrepreneurship, Career Transitions

YoungUpstarts

While working at The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club in Fishers, Indiana, Zack qualified for and played in the 2012 and 2013 Indiana Open tournaments. While working as the co-first assistant professional at the Highland Golf & Country Club in Indianapolis in 2014, he was a finalist for Indiana Professional of the Year.

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5 Strategies To Thrive In Customer-Driven Disruption

Startup Professionals Musings

I recommend creating new services and products for existing customers. Mass-produced products aren’t on anyone’s wish list anymore. Today, customers want personalized products and services at reasonable prices. Most companies take too long designing new products and services. Customers don’t wait today.

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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

An engineering services firm, TRISTAR is the first woman and minority-owned firm based in Indiana to offer the Department of Defense (DoD) technical support services. You might see your own business reflected in these case studies — which may provide insights into areas of growth for your business. TRISTAR — Engineering its own success.

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Pay Your Payroll Tax With R&D Credits

YoungUpstarts

The Federal R&D credit amounts to roughly 5% of the wages, materials, and outside contractor expenses in research activities related to product and software development, including: Product conceptualization and development. Patentable products, software, or production methods. Manufacturing products.

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IBM and Indiana Jones

deal architect

Since Apple introduced the Siri personal assistant with the new iPhone 4S I have read several blogs how much better it is compared to Google Voice Search or to GPS and other voice recognition products. How about compared to IBM.

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MoshPit Workshop — Reinvent Your Business @ The NIIC

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Intensive Program Helps Small Business Owners in Indiana Survive and Grow. Indiana Business Owners: Sign Up Now, It’s FREE, Starts August 12th. I’m excited to be working with The NIIC ( North East Indiana Innovation Center ) to conduct a workshop for business leaders in Indiana. They Choose to Dance.

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How to Navigate the New Era of Customer Expectations

Duct Tape Marketing

You don't have to change your product or service at all you're doing is changing your customer sequencing and reaping the financial rewards accordingly. Maybe they forgot or maybe it's urgent or whatever the circumstances are, you should give them that opportunity. So you should let them do that. But I am like, Hey, roll the dice.