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30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business

Up and Running

Offering a product or service that is lacking in your area is a great reason to start a business, Drew Phillips, owner of The Angry Beaver, a gay/straight hybrid bar in West Virginia, says. “Me, The community and the public response have been phenomenal.” ” Find The Angry Beaver on Facebook!

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Did you know that board management software isn’t just for boards?

Board Effect

Memorial Health System , a not-for-profit, independent, integrated health system with locations in Ohio and West Virginia, has also been able to expand the use of BoardEffect to many groups within the organization, with a significant number of committees and internal groups benefiting.

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20 Essential TED Talks For Entrepreneurial Students

YoungUpstarts

Students with entrepreneurial inclinations should find inspiration in Majora Carter’s fascinating tales of some impressively enterprising individuals from Chicago, Los Angeles and Whitesville, West Virginia. Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex.

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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

These include Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri (all businesses except construction), Tennessee (if not construction, coal mining, or trades), West Virginia (if agriculture), In Florida, if you have an agricultural business and have six (6) or more employees and twelve (12) or more seasonal employees , you must carry workers’ compensation insurance.

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 7: Revenue Model

Steve Blank

In Williamstown, West Virginia they spoke to the city planner and a member of the budget committee. Veritas team put it into overdrive and did mass interviews of city officials across the United States. In Palo Alto they talked to the financial and utilities mangers.

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12 Questions: Meet Maximilian (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

After my year as exchange student, one thing led to another – I came back for college (in West Virginia of all places), got married, got a job, moved around a couple times – you know, the usual things people do. And despite my wacky self, the US Government actually allowed me to stay.

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An Entrepreneur’s Moving Guide: 10 Best U.S. States To Consider

The Startup Magazine

Well, it’s West Virginia. Yes, living costs might seem a bit high initially, but the low unemployment rate, standing at 2.5%, balanced the whole thing. . What’s the state you want to forget about? But let’s make it two. You can also forget about Alaska. These two states have high unemployment rates. .