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6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation

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If this is your first foray into the entrepreneurial arena, with no track record in business or technology, your best and perhaps only supporters will be that class of investors known in the trade as friends, family and fools (FFF). They believe in you above all else. Commercial product prototypes.

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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

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An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Take advantage of the tech classes, labs, equipment, and graduate students looking for real world problems to research. Product research and prototype development.

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8 Potential Entrepreneur Assists From Your Alma Mater

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Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

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HardTech Labs Launches Cross-Border Hardware Accelerator

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HardTech Labs said that it will provide as much as $150,000 plus, and up to $300,000 or more to startups in the accelerator, which looks to tap the many contract manufacturers with operations in Tijuana, as well as development resources in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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8 Ways Your Old School Can Energize Your New Venture

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Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

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Launchpad LA Starts Accepting Fall 2013 Applications

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Launchpad LA , one of the more high profile startup accelerators in Los Angeles, has opened up applications for its next class. The accelerator has been accepting applications since last week for its Class 6, which will run from mid-September to mid-January. launchpadla launchpad fall incubator accelerator investment seed'

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6 Drivers For Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Finish School

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In fact, I think the evidence is clear that many entrepreneurs started their journey while still in college, and capitalized on all the resources there, before moving on: Extend your technology focus with business basics. Make a summer internship your best learning class. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors.