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Willamette Angel Conference Invests More than $450K

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Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. .

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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

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It happened last Friday in the semi-final round of the University of Oregon’s New Venture Competition, which was eventually won Saturday by a University of Louisville company named NanoMark Therapuetics. First, because they came out ahead of Green Valley Solar. Very interesting business.

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What Motorcycling Can Teach You About Making Decisions

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Now I affectionately refer to my GTI 2-door sport coupe as my “Oregon Motorcycle.” I look ahead to the next intersection and see the light’s green. Add to the mix that when the light changes from green to yellow, it could trigger hasty decisions from other drivers. Stay with me.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

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“Our best chance to make the world better is to agree that the choice among corporate structures should be made entirely in service of social impact,” says Rich Leimsider, the Vice President of Fellowship Programs at Echoing Green, a nonprofit that invests with social entrepreneurs. Maryland was the first U.S. What about the rest of us?

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Do You Need a Business Plan? Scientific Research Says Yes

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With the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. Fraser, S., & Greene, F. University of Oregon. Action: Know your business inside and out. 2008.10.007.

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What You Can Do To Make Customer Care Your Most Effective Marketing Strategy

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Born and raised in Oregon and having lived for several years in Seattle, Andrew has a damp, green place in his heart for the Pacific Northwest. Andrew Tillery is the Marketing Director for MAP Communications , an employee-owned company that provides answering services and call center solutions.

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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

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Venture capital. Developers. Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. Infographics. Management. Electric cars. Hybrid cars. Renewable energy. Streaming media. Streaming video. Smartphones. Windows Phone. Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts. Mobile Jetpac pulls in $2.4M

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