Living in the Midwest—a place where venture capital investors are scarce and generally smaller than their venture center counterparts—presents high impact entrepreneurs with a number of challenges not generally encountered by their peers in places like Silicon Valley…
Looking at how these diverse eateries succeed in the notoriously difficult restaurant business, every startup can learn a thing or two from New York’s lunchtime cornucopia…
If you’re working on a public relations campaign, as it progresses, you will soon find yourself at this stage: You wrote a press release, came up with a stellar pitch angle, sent it to your target publication and the reporter has let you know that there is interest in running a story. Success! So, what…
Last week was the first annual Big Kansas City, a two-and-a-half-day conference on innovation and entrepreneurship. A Silicon Prairie News (SPN) event, the first-ever Big Kansas City joins Big Omaha and Big Des Moines as part of the “Big Series” conferences. The event kicked off on Tuesday, March 26th with a welcome party, and ended…
As a busy entrepreneur, the impulse to spend some time outside is likely present; it’s a natural instinct with the changing seasons…
First up in our 7-part female entrepreneur series is Jenny Blake, the author of best-selling book Life After College…
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Young companies are very reluctant marketers in the early days—especially when it comes to creating buzz before they release their product—and that’s a problem…
High-impact entrepreneurs and their investors often have different takes on the all-important valuation question…
As you earn miles, get status, and choose from a wallet full of credit cards, use these 12 tips to find the best deals…