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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent. In fact, according to Wessel, following the last recession, startups have mushroomed everywhere. So don’t let location hold you back, but you need to go in with your eyes open.

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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

From 2006 to 2011, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, according to Wessel, has grown by almost 65%. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more. It takes more than a dream and passion to build a business.

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When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent. In fact, according to Wessel, following the last recession, startups have mushroomed everywhere. So don’t let location hold you back, but you need to go in with your eyes open.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

After World War II, the military-academic relationship that was so effective against Germany and Japan mobilized to face the Soviet threat and almost every research university (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Caltech, Harvard, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, Cornell, University of Chicago, (..)

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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

For years, the Boston tech scene has lamented the fact that many of its best and brightest grab a prestigious diploma or hook up with a hot startup and flee Massachusetts. It comes down to serving the needs of the growing ecosystem of the Boston tech community. Facebook is only its highest profile and most painful example.

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The Pitfalls Of State And Local Taxation For Startup Companies

YoungUpstarts

Alabama, South Dakota, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Vermont and Wyoming have all adopted economic nexus rules effective during 2017 or prior with regard to sales and use tax. North Dakota , 504 U.S. 298 (1992), which requires “substantial nexus” in the form of property or people to impose sales tax on out-of-state sellers.

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4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Professionals Musings

Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by almost 65%. In fact, according to Wessel, following the recession, startups have mushroomed up everywhere. So don’t let location hold you back, but you need to go in with your eyes open.