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YoungUpstarts

The Sandbox is designed to accelerate the process of business creation through a 12-week experiential-based program, producing either investment-ready firms or ready-to-go, revenue-generating entities. Some of the i-lab’s long-term residents include mobile app ActivePepper, baby gear rental company Baby Buggle, and software developer Rover.

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Go Live With The Whales

YoungUpstarts

Those were fun, relaxing, and rejuvenating experiences, but they were designed to be comfortable and real vacations. These were illuminating moments he likely would not have had if he had stayed at his desk in Alabama. Being Uncomfortable. We hiked for days, doing 8- to 10-mile hikes that took between 7 and 9 hours each.

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March 3-6, Birmingham, AL: Alternative Investing Conference

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This conference is an evolution of the Alternative Investment Roundup that the executives at SSBC designed, developed and ran each February in Arizona from 1997 through 2008. Noteable speakers include: Dr. David Bronner, CEO, Retirement Systems of Alabama. Borg, Director, Alabama Securities Commission. Professor Edwin T.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

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Be one of the last 9 people to own this credenza design. So that Timbuk2 bag might be delivered to me the next day, but it would take two days to get to Carissa in Alabama. How many hotel rooms, cameras, seats in a theater, are left? Only 15 left in stock. Have that right under the price. How about: Last run! Click, click, click!

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View from Seed

This initial wave of applicants resulted in the selection of six initial Accelerator participants – female & male founders at startups hailing from the Bay Area to Miami to Alabama to Boston, ranging from b2b SaaS offerings to consumer services… all transforming people’s everyday lives.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 10 breakdown

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A Manager’s Guide To Effective Meetings

The Startup Magazine

Contributed by: Article adapted with permission from the University of West Alabama Online business news blog. UWA Online offers flexible online courses designed to provide you with the training you need to help your new venture thrive in a format that easily fits around your life.

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