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5 Keys To Starting A New Venture In Your Local Town

Startup Professionals Musings

Colby is a living example of how it works there, starting with his Parengo Coffee Shop in Sikeston, Missouri. Sizing the market, projecting revenue, and calculating break-even points are critical, even for a coffee shop. Don’t get too comfortable – take comfort in fear. Don’t expect any entrepreneurship venture to be comfortable.

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Why Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Up With Changing Regulations

YoungUpstarts

For example, a new ride-sharing company would need approval from local regulated industries or a state revenue office before it could commence operations. Simmons is a former principal at Dentons and served as the chief of administration to former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.

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Why Niche Start-Ups Are Making Waves In 2020

YoungUpstarts

Elizabeth in Missouri, Sunwest Bank, Provident Bancorp Inc., In 2019, Pepper increased its revenue eight times over. Here are a few of the companies doing just that in 2020: Small banking solutions. Neocova is a core banking start-up based in St. Louis that aims its services squarely at small banks and credit unions.

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MassChallenge + Stadia Ventures Team Up for Sports Tech

Austin Startup

billion in revenue, and created more than 136,000 total jobs. Louis, Missouri and has expanded their pressence to Frisco, Texas and Denver, Colorado. To date, more than 2,300 MassChallenge alumni have raised more than $5 billion in funding, generated more than $2.7 Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. For the first time, we asked for data from specific business sectors, as follows: All pre-revenue deals. Pre-revenue life Science, biotech and medical device deals. Life Science.

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What You Can Learn From the World’s Most Successful Business Owners

Up and Running

Bert Doerhoff, the creator of this article, is the founder and owner of Accubiz, an accounting firm based out of Jefferson City, Missouri. He was also appointed to the Advisory Council to the Missouri Director of Revenue.

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What You Can Learn From the World’s Most Successful Business Owners

Up and Running

Bert Doerhoff, the creator of this article, is the founder and owner of Accubiz, an accounting firm based out of Jefferson City, Missouri. He was also appointed to the Advisory Council to the Missouri Director of Revenue.