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The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business in for 2016

Up and Running

Oklahoma City, OK. Ranked third by WalletHub, Oklahoma City has also been found to be a great city for STEM professionals, entrepreneurial women, and small tech businesses. Furthermore, Oklahoma City is one of the fastest growing U.S. Furthermore, Oklahoma City is one of the fastest growing U.S.

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The Flaming Lips and Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It’s in just a few weeks, so register, and make plans now to arrive in Oklahoma City for the March 31st one day event. Oklahoma City has turned the corner on talent exporting, let me explain. Oklahoma City is Emerging as a Creative Cultural Center . I have no doubt we will.

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If You Can’t Explain What You Do In A Paragraph, You’ve Got A Problem

Feld Thoughts

I was in Oklahoma City earlier this week with the entrepreneurs at the Blueprint for Business accelerator (it’s a member of the Global Accelerator Network ).

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Resetting My Priorities

Feld Thoughts

After a week at home I hit the road again around the release of Startup Communities and spent almost all of October on the road, reaching Boise, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Des Moines, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Lexington, and Louisville. But I’m totally and completely fried.

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Pitching America’s mayors

Austin Startup

Austin Mayor Steve Adler The event was kicked off by Austin Mayor Steve Adler and MCed by Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett. Of the people killed during police interactions in 2016, 25 percent had a known mental health issue.

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Kevin Durant Could Teach Businesses a Thing or Two

crowdSPRING Blog

Kevin Durant, former star of the Oklahoma City Thunder, announced that he would be leaving the city where he made his name to play for the Golden State Warriors, and people had some feelings about it. This is apparently a big deal to those who love basketball.

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The 5 Best Cities to Start a Business

Business Plan Blog

To gauge the health of small-business lending in each city, NerdWallet analyzed business loans made by community banks in 2012. 5 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Education levels and population growth measured available talent. More information can be found here. #5 Small-business lending in 2012: $118.5