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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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Any community can cultivate entrepreneurship and help aspiring business owners start and grow companies, but it’s important to identify and acknowledge the unique obstacles entrepreneurs face in different parts of the country in order to be able to tailor solutions to their specific needs.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

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If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Jeff and his peer group have done an excellent job at creating a new category of seed-stage VC. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. But not many others.

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Authenticity is your core strength – Fujin Tree Group Founder Jay Wu talks about taking local brands overseas

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In 2010, he introduced Beams, a leading Japanese fashion brand, to Taiwan. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Meanwhile, 2,000 kilometers away in Taipei, the super-popular Tokyo hamburger steak brand Hikiniku To Come has recently opened its first international flagship store.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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Peer-to-peer lending is back! entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). I’m now the permanent host for TWiVC (until such time as they kick me off). Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Others I have not.

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Our Newest Project Octane: “A Path to Purpose”

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WHEN DID YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, “I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR”? Over the years, my Forum mates, chapter peers and fellow members have helped me become a stronger person and smarter entrepreneur. For 30 years, EO has been led by countless members who have volunteered their time to help strengthen the organization.

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Why Hearing “No” in a Fund-Raising Process is Actually Healthy

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Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” Possibly offend and entrepreneur leading to reputation risk amongst other entrepreneurs. Do they have influence?

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Lessons Learned After 15 Years in Business

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Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. Below is an excerpt from the original article. I’m incredibly grateful for the amazing customers and employees who brought us to this milestone! To celebrate our anniversary, I’m sharing a few pivotal lessons I have learned during each of these wonderful years. I was nervous!