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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: The Umbrella Initiative

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There’s an added element of difficulty when a company wants to receive government contract work. They focus on connecting disadvantaged businesses with government contracting jobs. They also strive to build an integral support system and network owners can use when starting the process of seeking contracts.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: YCombinator vs. 1M/1M

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Next Doug Lowenthal from Jacksonville, Florida presented Buy Or Boycott , which he came up with at the recent Startup Weekend program. For example, they are in the midst of developing RFID-enabled tablets for the universal ID effort by the Indian government. These subtle wordings make a huge difference in how a company is viewed.