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08.25.17
Launch Women Pitch Competition: Call for Student Applicants
Students are a growing part of the entrepreneurial community, and there’s no better time to put yourself out there than now. Young women, I am talking to you! The Launch Women Pitch Competition might be your chance to take your business or concept to the next level. What’s this all about? Women who have recently […]
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Ladies, Get Your Business On with WEOC Launch Women Pitch Competition.
The Women’s Economic Opportunity Center (WEOC) hosted by the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) announced today the Launch Women Pitch Competition, to support women entrepreneurs throughout the WEOC service area. Women who have recently started or hope to start a business will have the opportunity to get input on their business plans, and potentially be […]
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Meeting Madness- Cut the Clutter (or the other C word of your choosing!)
When my kids were younger, I asked them what they thought I did for a living. My three boys were quick to respond. They said, “Dad you are always in meetings, and you eat business lunches out a lot.” They certainly simplified my professional life, but as we have all come to realize – meetings […]
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Early Stage Investment Basics
“No business plan ever survives first contact with a customer.” This is sage advice from start-up serial entreprenuer and author Steve Blank. The days are gone when a start-up has a 150 page polished and bound business plan. Today, ideas are a dime a dozen so unless you have actively engaged in customer discovery and validation […]
Read More08.14.17
How to Overcome the Unique Challenges of Emerging Businesses
This is the 10th and final article in a series on How to Overcome the Unique Challenges of Emerging Businesses (20-100 Employees) Summary: The 3 Deadly Distractions How do you, as the CEO of a 20-100 employee company, crack the code on the potentially disastrous distractions identified in articles #2-5 in this series? How can you counteract? First, […]
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