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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or angel investors in Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. get the attention of the market they choose.

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When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. get the attention of the market they choose.

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4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. get the attention of the market they choose.

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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. get the attention of the market they choose.

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ExhibitMatch.com – Matching Trade Exhibitors With Vendors

YoungUpstarts

Founded in 2010, Las Vegas-based startup ExhibitMatch ( www.exhibitmatch.com ) hopes to solve that particular problem – it is a global online interactive bidding platform that matches trade show exhibitors with stand builders from around the world. . The backbone of ExhibitMatch is its database of 35,000 events.

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6 Tips For A Marketing Focus To Match Your Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

Network with local organizations and industry groups. Networking is all about marketing yourself and your company. You can get started by visiting your local Chamber of Commerce and attending the next Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. You won’t need the multiple follow-ups and time to close new sales.

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

YoungUpstarts

After captaining his high school team in New Jersey, he studied Professional Golf Management (PGM) and recreation management at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Working in Sales & Marketing for Midas Event Supply (MES) in Ontario, California, he became a skilled trade show representative to club managers.

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