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Book: Tulsa 1921

Feld Thoughts

I’d never heard of it, or of the Tulsa race massacre before. Since I’m reading one book on racial injustice each weekend this summer (and, given the pile of books I’ve accumulated, I expect I’ll continue into the fall), I decided to make my Saturday book Tulsa 1921: Reporting a Massacre.

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

Up and Running

Community Development Resources Nebraska. Charlotte’s Central Piedmont Community College also offers a corporate and continuing education program, which includes classes on financing, business plan writing, and even starting a food truck! Nebraska One-Stop Business. Nebraska Department of Economic Development: Starting a Business.

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How Best To Negotiate Your Time And The Time Of Others

YoungUpstarts

But one person in my network, a very powerful woman within the community, wouldn’t respond to my request. This was mostly an attempt to get some feedback from influential people about what advice they might have for me, how I could be successful in my new role, and any opportunities for collaboration that might be on the horizon.

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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. 4 – Tulsa, Oklahoma. Small-business lending in 2012: $118.5 Businesses per 100 residents: 10.3. Average income: $25,450. Population growth rate: 2.1%. #4 Small-business lending in 2012: $125.5

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How Decisions Define Our Business Destiny

Duct Tape Marketing

It's in big and small, dark, John Jantsch (12:33): I don't fly airplanes, but I've heard pilots talk about this idea, you know, when you talk about a one degree change, you know, you take off from Denver and if you're one degree off the entire way, you're gonna end up in Tulsa instead of, you know, Kansas City three big change.

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Join a conference simulcast near you

Startup Lessons Learned

One of the most important things we do with The Lean Startup Conference is make a livestream of the plenary talks available for free to groups around the world, supporting entrepreneurship communities everywhere. The number of hosts has grown annually, and this year, we have 200+ groups joining us on Monday, December 3.

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A Teachable Moment on Race

Both Sides of the Table

My son & I talked about what happened in Tulsa. What if an overwhelming majority of players were united in their protests of how black communities are being treated? Would we be having the conversation? Would other black athletes feel empowered to also speak out because one brave person went first?”

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