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St. Louis Startups Strut Their Stuff

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Two events this week in St. Louis show how vibrant the startup ecosystem has become there. This is the 13th year the conference has been in business, which alternates each year between Kansas City and St. Invest Midwest ended with a presentation by Jim McKelvey, cofounder of the mobile-payment company Square and a local St.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, South Bend, Austin, Houston, and so forth. ” Well, ok, that’s an exaggeration. And that’s usually just 2 weeks worth of travel!

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How to Start A New Business in Less Than 50 Hours

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I signed up for this past weekend in St. The groups met in the Railway Exchange building in downtown St. Louis, down the hall from the tech accelerator that Capital Innovators is running and which we wrote about here. That is where I come in.

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5 Steps For Organizing Your Paperless Office

YoungUpstarts

As Principal of Anderson Archival , a digital archiving company in St. Louis, Missouri, Farica has extensive experience in many aspects of the archival process. Organizing your paperless office takes some time and skill, but once finished, you’ll have an easily accessible archive ready for whenever you need it, safe from disaster.

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Capital Innovators Graduates First Class of Entrepreneurs

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Tonight in downtown St. Louis the second group of companies to be funded by Capital Innovators will be announced. For example, Sam Glines says, "Effectively, NorseCorp , while led by me, born and raised in St Louis, was a stranger in its own town. We wrote about their innovative program last fall.

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

Up and Running

If you are interested in founding a traditional startup business but aren’t interested in moving to Silicon Valley, you might want to check out St. Coming in at number five overall as the best city to start a business in for 2016, St. Louis is a growing hub for startup activity. Louis’ popularity. Salt Lake City, UT.

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As The Leader Of Your Company, It Pays To Be Emotionally Intelligent

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Louis native, Schulte is a board member of the Gateway Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. With a deep and varied background in the insurance and employee benefits industries, Schulte promises comprehensive, customized solutions for his clients and has for close to 20 years.

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