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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

Up and Running

One of the judges (me) challenges the entrepreneurs that their numbers — particularly the margins, meaning gross margin (sales less costs of sales) and profit before taxes (gross margin less operating expenses) are way too high. They’re from the University of Arkansas. “Is there any precedent for margins that high?&#

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Episode 5: Profit And Social Media Strategies With Cyndi Thomason And Brent Robinson

Mike Michalowicz

Cyndi understands what this special group of business leaders needs when it comes to marketing their business, managing their operations and accomplishing their goals. Cyndi understands what this special group of business leaders needs when it comes to marketing their business, managing their operations and accomplishing their goals.

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Four Lessons New Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Walmart

YoungUpstarts

Based out of Arkansas, the company started with just one store and now has retail outlets all across the country. Though the company has its fair share of complaints, it manages to continue outperforming its previous sales records year after year.

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Racism in Tech

Feld Thoughts

If you don’t know me, I’m white, Jewish, second generation American, born in Arkansas, grew up in Dallas, lived in Boston for 12 years, and I now live in Boulder, Colorado. The operation of hidden bias in our cognitive apparatus is a well-documented phenomenon in neuroscience.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

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Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 27: Brandon Bruce and Jack Sundell

Steve Blank

Before starting Cirrus Insight, Brandon was director of gifts and grants at Maryville College, and operations manager of Rangefire Integrated Networks. When he returned home to Arkansas, he volunteered at the Heifer Ranch in Perryville and quickly fell in love with producing and cooking fresh food.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

Senior Management. Publishing Management. Operations. • Vendors: List/Manage Your Company. -->. Executive Management. Destination Management Companies. . * Job Function. President/CEO. Advertising/Sales. Circulation/Audience Development. Art/Creative/Design. Finance/Accounting. Business Development.