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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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EO Accelerator Grads on Growing In Business and In Marriage

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As EO Accelerator graduates and business partners, they have unique insights on growing their revenue while maintaining a partnership. . Octane: EO Accelerator is EO’s program for first-stage entrepreneurs. How did you hear about EO Accelerator? Lallenia: My husband, Brad, and I started Big Birge Plumbing in 2012.

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HPA Announces Acquisition of Portfolio Company Simple Mills by Flower Foods, Inc.

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With market-leading positions in several natural snacking segments and abundant white space for future growth, Simple Mills perfectly aligns with Flowers strategy of adding compelling brands that complement and diversify its existing portfolio.

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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

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And Greg has had the most influence on Upfront Ventures’ strategy since he joined. I asked for the responsibility of setting out the firm’s future strategy and our daily operating tasks. From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. I created an accelerator & mentor network (Launchpad LA). I sat on panels.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

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She’s the author of A Business Owner’s Guide to Crisis PR: Protecting You & Your Business’ Reputation and serves as her chapter’s Accelerator co-chair. Kent and Meghan shared that there’s a reason why employee engagement has increased by only 2 percent since 2012. “By Insights Learned From Raising $1.5

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. But this strategy great depends on point 3. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 Availability of Capital.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.