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Why You Need a Business Mentor (and Where You Can Find One)

StartupNation

Hawaii was just recently voted second to last in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business — not the first time it has ranked low on those types of surveys — which means Larson needed all the help she could get, and that started with contacting the Hawaii SBDC back in late 2018. How to find a business mentor. SBA resource partners.

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You Can’t Afford to Make this Mistake With Your Company Culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

headhunters for small- to medium-sized businesses and company culture consultants. . Now ask yourself: When did you last audit your culture and what does your company’s strategic employer branding plan for 2018? Written for EO by Marina Byezhanova, co-founder and director at Pronexia Inc. The good news? The bad news?

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What I’ve Learned From 20 Years as an EO Member

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He remained a member for nearly 20 years and recently transitioned to an EO Strategic Partner (SAP) in 2018. We recently asked him to pass on his greatest lessons after two decades of peer sharing and executive learning with EO. Randy has helped many EO members with his transformational and thought-provoking ideas.

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Project Aims to Relaunch an Ecosystem Builder Speaker Directory

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Though official work on the ESHIP goal initiatives has ended, some grass roots ecosystem builders continue to pursue the efforts and build on the progress that was achieved between 2018 and 2020. Ecosystem Builder Speaking/Consulting Directory – Create a Searchable and Browsable Directory .

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school. 1) Your school.

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Why So Many Small Emerging Managers Don’t Use Placement Agents

David Teten VC

And even the firms that hire a placement agent almost always still have to run their own internal process. . Homebrew doesn’t report hiring a placement agent for their Fund I, despite (or because of) a well-pedigreed team. Greycroft in 2010 also had an experienced team, but didn’t either. In the the end, they reached their hard stop of $130m.

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Five Tips to Activate New Angel Investors

Angel Capital Association

Spawning the new micro-angel, equity crowdfunding has witnessed the number of investors participating in successful offerings increase from 77,558 in 2017 to 147,448 in 2018 ( CFCA ). When the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) was founded in 2018, the aim was to activate new angel investors.