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The 47th (-46) International Business Model Competition

Steve Blank

Utah may be known for many things, but who would have thought that Utah, and particularly Brigham Young University (BYU), would be participating in the transformation of entrepreneurship? I spent last weekend in Utah at BYU as a guest of Professor Nathan Furr , (a former Ph.D. Business Model Versus Business Plan.

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Who Dares Wins – The 2nd Annual International Business Model Competition

Steve Blank

Alexander Osterwalder and I spent last week in Salt Lake City, Utah as judges at the 2 nd Annual International Business Model Competition , hosted by Professor Nathan Furr , and his team at the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship. Tools to help them manage the search for a repeatable and scalable business model.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

The Social Enterprise Alliance offers this definition: “In its early days, the social enterprise movement was identified mainly with nonprofits that used business models and earned income strategies to pursue their mission. In terms of legal structure, social enterprises have many options. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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Entrepreneurship for the 99%

Steve Blank

This is a 3-day program for entrepreneurship faculty from around the world how to teach entrepreneurship via the Lean LaunchPad approach ( business model canvas + customer development ) and bring their entrepreneurship curriculums into the 21st century. Small businesses make up 99.7% Serendipity. His name is Alex Lawrence.

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How to Form a Corporation

Up and Running

Utah is often cited as having excellent online applications and forms. California can be appealing to California-based investors (particularly fast-growth tech companies) despite high income and corporate taxes, and franchise fees for all businesses regardless of size. Wyoming offers no state income taxes and good asset protection.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. is one of the early and most well-known Flexible VCs, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. —– Indie.vc

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How Businesses Can Promote A Green Workplace

YoungUpstarts

Having a green policy as part of your business model is great. Scott Cramer is President of Go Solar Group, one of the best solar companies in Utah. Green Business has always been a part of Scott’s life. At the age of 11, Scott started a curbside recycling business. Encouraging Employees to Go Green.

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