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How to Involve Your Team in Developing a Cool Office Culture

I always thought that the key ingredient to operating a successful operation was the culture. I am a big fan of companies like Quicken Loans, Lululemon, Apple and Google....

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The Entrepreneurial Mind of Richard Branson

  A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. Richard Branson Sir Richard Branson is an iconic and...

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Risky Business

When Dan Shugar learned he was losing his customer base to Chinese manufacturers, he made the difficult decision to stay the course – continue to use natural ingredients and...

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Legal

What’s Taking So Long?

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How Startup Valuation Works – Measuring a Company’s Potential

How would you measure the value of a company? Especially, a company that you started a month ago – how do you determine startup valuation? That is the question...

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Crowdfunding – What is it?

Using a crowdfunding campaign as the method to secure funding for entrepreneurs and startups has gotten a great deal of traction and media attention. Since we have experts in...

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How to Harness the Power of Positive Thinking

Jen Groover, founder of Leader Girlz, describes how to question your beliefs and determine which ones are holding you back. Click here to learn more.

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What It Takes To Stand Out And Compete As A Newcomer

Entrepreneur Trevor George has recreated the wheel – and it’s Blue! Blue Wheel Media founder Trevor George realized a better way to do digital marketing; the circular way (like a...

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What Deductions Are Available For Entrepreneurs This Tax Season?

  It’s not too early to start thinking about taxes! As entrepreneurs, your success is closely associated with your resources. By getting additional deductions, you can stretch your budget...

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SMALL BUSINESS BORROWERS BILL OF RIGHTS

As lending from big banks to small businesses has plummeted (down 38% since 2006), alternative lenders have poured into the void to help entrepreneurs access growth capital. These lenders...

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Josh Luber – A “Sneakerhead” And Proud Of It!

Working as an entrepreneur has its ups and downs, times when we may have had to reevaluate, step back, get back into the mainstream until the next great idea...

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A New Dream

When we accomplish one dream we enjoy it, are satisfied that it is a success. What happens when that dream is finished, does it mean we’re finished? How do...

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The Basics of IP – What Entrepreneurs Should Know

Protecting your Intellectual Property is critical for any business, especially a new business.  But do you know what constitutes IP? Merriam Webster dictionary defines Intellectual Property as: :  property...

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Benzinga – A Successful Financial Newswire And Secrets To Its Success

Taking a website costing $1000 and getting 50,000 active members in the first five months makes you sit up and take notice! Jason Raznick, the founder and CEO of...

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Identity, the idea of self-identification was so important and so prevalent in major news stories, that Dictionary.com picked ‘Identity’ as the 2015 word of the year. This article on...

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Mentor Mondays: The Soul of an Entrepreneur

Welcome to our new series, Mentor Mondays, where we will feature expert advice and guidance for startups from Techstars mentors. Today we welcome Chicago mentor, Gregg Latterman. Gregg is a...

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The Story Of Paul Glantz, An Entrepreneur And Philanthropist

We are so pleased to welcome Paul Glantz as our interview guest this week on The Trep Talk podcast with MichiganBusinessNetwork. If you live in the Midwest you’ve no...

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What Steve Jobs Taught Me About Missed Opportunities

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You...

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Thank Your Mentor

Every year around this time we stop and focus on being grateful for all that we have, our loved ones, our homes, and safety in our country and how...

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Leadership Tips: The Importance of Gratitude For Entrepreneurs

The business world is high stress and high demand for anyone who wants to succeed. If you’re a business leader, you’ll need every little edge you can get. The...

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