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7 Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024

Tech.Co

8(a) Business Development Program For: Socially and economically disadvantaged business owners Funding limit: $7 million for acquisitions assigned manufacturing NAICS codes and $4.5 Develop a proofreading strategy – You don’t want to hamper your application’s success with silly mistakes like typos or grammatical errors.

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Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make

InfoChachkie

“Learn from the mistakes of others. As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. During those same 25-years, I also made innumerable mistakes. Make Your Own Mistakes.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I say this as somebody who recruited several Harvard, Wharton and similar MBAs at my first company (the one where I acknowledge that I made every mistake in the book). My family had the very first edition of the IBM XT computer with a 10 MB hard drive. I paid up for the diploma but can’t say that I saw better results.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: I'm 30, now will you take me seriously?

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. I guess that gives me over 10 years experience in starting companies. Ten years ago, I made more mistakes, but I moved a lot faster. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Go Fast, but Don’t Hurry

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Second, it’s when you make careless mistakes. You will make mistakes, many of them in fact, but careless mistakes are a sign of hurrying. A BIG THANK YOU.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: The DNA of an A++ Team

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. It allows them (and the company) to make more mistakes (on the path to finding the right answer). This is not a case where 10 out of 11 is good enough. A BIG THANK YOU.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 4.0 – Wireless is the next big thing – hurry!

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. As a result, like many entrepreneurs, we changed our business plan about 10 times to “fit&# what the VCs were looking for so that we could fund the company and survive.

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