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How to Be Ready for What’s Next

Duct Tape Marketing

What you’ll learn if you give a listen: How products that solve problems are marketing and sales success stories. How products that solve problems are marketing and sales success stories. *. Questions I ask Chuck Swoboda: What do you mean by innovation should solve a problem? Which route should you take innovation or invention?

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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

North Carolina. With its moderate climate and the renowned Research Triangle of Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham, it is not surprising that North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the country. North Carolina keeps its labor costs low due to having the smallest union workforce in the country.

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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

I had last been in Chapel Hill on a winter’s day in 1986, traveling with the VP of Sales of our new supercomputer startup, Ardent. We were on the University of North Carolina campus to meet with Fred Brooks and Henry Fuchs. I knew we almost had him convinced when our sales guy and Andy started talking to each other in Dutch.

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4 Simple Ways Retailers Can Boost Curb Appeal

YoungUpstarts

Curb appeal might not close a sale, but it sets you up to make a sale. When the town of Maggie Valley, North Carolina was experiencing a rapid decline in tourism a few years ago, they called in a consultant to help them regain some of the foot traffic that was becoming increasingly elusive. A vicious cycle.).

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

Recently, the New York and North Carolina legislatures considered a new law written by Auto Dealer lobbyists that would make it illegal for Tesla to sell cars directly to consumers. This is the same approach that allowed Amazon to ignore local sales taxes for the last two decades. Publicly shame the incumbents as rent seekers.

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

Recently, the New York and North Carolina legislatures considered a new law written by Auto Dealer lobbyists that would make it illegal for Tesla to sell cars directly to consumers. This is the same approach that allowed Amazon to ignore local sales taxes for the last two decades. Publicly shame the incumbents as rent seekers.

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LLC Costs and Fees You Need to Know as a Small Business Owner

Up and Running

Depending on your state, you may need to pay: Sales tax. Although you’ll collect sales tax from customers, you’ll need to send it to the state every month or quarter depending on how much you collect. percent in North Carolina to 11.5 State taxes. There are a few different state taxes your LLC may need to pay.

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