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7 Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024

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Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) 🔎 Want to browse the web privately? Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program For: Women-owned businesses Funding limit: $4 million for service contracts and $6.5 🌎 Or appear as if you're in another country?

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SpaceX Wins $3M For Moon, Mars Exploration Research

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX has received a $3M contract from NASA, to go towards some of its work aimed at space exploration on the Moon and Mars, NASA said this week. The award was one of a number of awards given to 14 companies, announced by NASA for its Tipping Point program. for those Moon and Mars exploration efforts.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Startup Advice'

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10 Finance Tips for Very Early-Stage Startups

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Develop your financial projections. Hire only for those positions you actually need and rely on contract staff, part-time employees, and freelancers for as much as you can. Protect yourself by clearly outlining confidentiality, termination provisions, and IP ownership in employee contracts and hiring documentation.

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Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs - Sweet Sixteen Kisses of Death

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Big companies make seductive promises, including access to large markets, significant financial resources and vital public validation (see Pulp Facts for tips on how to maximize such validation). BDCs can afford to hire large staffs to adequately track all of the evergreen provisions in their contracts. Never agree to such a provision.

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7 Tips For Success With Today’s Demanding Customers

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Too many businesses still tolerate archaic IT tools, or resort to rogue mashups developed to circumvent the approved tools. Traditional waterfall development and outsourcing won’t keep up with change. Upgrade to modern information technology tools. Rethink how you organize, train, and reward employees.

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How to Find and Hire a Developer

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At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. Below are some take away tips… and the video of the of the panel. Always have a developer do a test project before hiring them to make sure they deliver quality work. Ask for is code samples.