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

Up and Running

By measuring various metrics like business survival rate, the prevalence of investors, and labor cost, they were able to determine which cities offer the best outlook for new ventures. If you know that you will need a large amount of outside financing to start your business, you may want to consider Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln, NE.

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Jason Colodne of Colbeck Capital Interviews Energy Ventures Analysis’ Emily Medine

The Startup Magazine

billion metric tons in the market of coal trading, which was not much of a decline compared to previous years. Essentially, the change in temperature has had a domino effect on the demand for coal as natural gas became a cheaper source of energy. Colodne: Where is the demand for coal today? Last year, there were about 1.5

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After 20 years: Updating the Berkus Method of valuation

Berkonomics

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001. Well, it had to happen.