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Strategy Roundtable: Spotlight On Jacksonville, Florida

ReadWriteStart

Today's roundtable was co-hosted with the Jacksonville Startup Weekend. This past weekend, the Jacksonville entrepreneurship community hosted their own version of this exciting program. For the uninitiated, Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where entrepreneurs come together to pitch ideas, form teams, and learn best practices.

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Healthbox Picks Seven Startups For Inaugural Accelerator Program

YoungUpstarts

Jacksonville, Florida-based and healthcare technology-focused business accelerator Healthbox has identified seven companies that will be selected to participate in its inaugural accelerator program.

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12 Questions: Meet Maximilian (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Max lives and works in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

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The Intersection of SEO and CRO (and How to Maximize Long Term Growth)

ConversionXL

Ryan Farley , co-founder of LawnStarter, told me that, while Google’s algorithm may be progressing in certain ways, it’s still not perfectly aligned with the best user experience… Ryan Farley: “There’s this theme going around the SEO community that SEO is really about creating the best possible website for your visitors.

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16 Companies That Care… And How They Show It

YoungUpstarts

The Internet giant has publicly committed itself to “playing a positive role in every community we are a part of around the world.” I recall purchasing a suit from a salesman named Fitz at Rosenblum’s in Jacksonville, Florida. This includes launching local initiatives and providing grants. million to Oregon schools and non-profits.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Are Media Sites Fundable?

ReadWriteStart

Today's roundtable brought some core issues up for debate regarding media startups that are focusing largely on Content and Community features and expecting to get funded. Thursday, February 9, Register Here. Thursday, February 16, Register Here. Thursday, February 23, Register Here.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: The Umbrella Initiative

crowdSPRING Blog

What we’re rushing to learn is how to best communicate our greatness to a large number of people across a diverse population. What’s the craziest story you have from starting your own business?