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12.07.17
What is in a name?
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”-William Shakespeare You’ve likely heard of this quotation before from the great poet William Shakespeare. The reference is often used to imply the name of something does not affect what it really is. However, in this case it does. The Women’s Economic Opportunity Center does so much more […]
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5 Ways to Teach Kids to Become Entrepreneurial
Ask a kid what he/she wants to be when they grow up and they might rattle off a list of professions. “Small business owner” is not likely to roll off their tongue, and it doesn’t appear in the PSAT career wheel either—and that’s a shame. But these same kids will say they want the independence […]
Read More12.06.17
ProSpeak – Entrepreneurial Success: “There is no try.”
Excerpt: “Owning a small business isn’t for the faint of heart. Entrepreneurship can be trying at times, however, the rewards often make it worthwhile. Those who succeed usually do so because they’ve been intentional in their approach. Following are four traits that differentiate entrepreneurs from small business owners…” “Whatever direction you take, follow the advice […]
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Early Stage Investing Trends
One of our NIIC board members shared a sobering but realistic article with me called “The Early Stage Slump“. Today’s reality- Inflated early stage valuations are/were unstainable and the early stage bubble did burst. This article makes a number of important points about the investor appetite for getting into a deal early. The article opines […]
Read More11.29.17
Personal Brand Control
I hear my peers talking a lot about who is fake and who is real. We millennials have an obsession with authenticity- it’s a side effect of growing up on the Internet, where we have learned to be constantly cautious and on the lookout for fake people, fake links, fake news, etc. Because of this, […]
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