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A guide designed to increase the probability of success and avoid common trouble areas in starting and operating a small business. Gives practical advice on such topics as selecting the right business, partners, marketing, insurance, computers, writing and speaking effectively, and others.
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REDI report volume 2020 August
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2020.
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We analyze 20 years of venture-capital funded startups, founded between 1992 and 2011, in the Front Range around Denver, Colorado, and in the Bay Area around San Francisco, California, including Silicon Valley. While Silicon Valley is the classic model for entrepreneurial ecosystems, the Denver Front Range may in fact be more representative of most regional economies. The Bay Area gave rise to 6,938 VC-funded startups in our data over those 20 years,...
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2014.
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This document is a guide for the investors and companies who work with the Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit program. The Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit program is based on House Bill 14-1012. The program runs from July 2014 through December 2017. The program is administered by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Advance industries include: advanced manufacturing, aerospace, bioscience, electronic,...
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Here, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose--and earn a good living. Still in his early thirties, Chris has traveled around the world--and yet he's never held a "real job" or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back. In preparing to write this book, Chris identified 1,500 individuals who...
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REDI report volume 2017, June
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2017.
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Nonemployer establishments, including "gig" workers, have grown steadily in number over the past two decades, while growth in employer establishments has been inconsistent. In particular, the Great Recession of 2007-2009 appears to have had a dramatic negative effect on net establishment growth. Here is an analysis to look separately at openings and closures. All figures discussed here refer to employer establishments, businesses or business locations...
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REDI report volume 2018, June
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2018.
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Despite the fact that they only employ their owner, there seems to exist a link between nonemployer activity and future changes in the number of employer establishments. Nonemployers might become employer establishments themselves - -and/or inspire other establishments to set up shop. A 10-percentage point increase in the growth rate of nonemployers is associated with a 2- to 4-percentage point uptick in the growth of employer establishments.
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Stone Barrington is enjoying a round of golf in Key West when the game is violently interrupted--and it seems as if the target of the disturbance may have been one of his playing companions, the brilliant businesswoman behind a software startup on the cutting edge of technology. Soon, it becomes clear that this incident is only the first thrust in a deadly scheme to push the beautiful young woman out of the way and put her company's valuable secrets...
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2022.
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"After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success—not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards...
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"This guide is the product of a joint effort by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), the Colorado Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Colorado District Office. It provides general information to assist you in starting and maintaining a business in Colorado. This Guide references most city, state and federal forms needed to establish a business in Colorado."--Introduction,...
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REDI report volume 2017, August
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2017.
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The Great Recession caused an unprecedented downturn in employer startups. The "startup slowdown" shifts job generation away from dynamic, young businesses, increasing the economy's reliance on existing establishments to expand. The downturn in startups also contributes to a decrease in economic dynamism, a crucial source of market information for future entrepreneurs.
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You need a sound business plan to start a business or raise money to expand an existing one. For over 30 years, How to Write a Business Plan has helped fledgling entrepreneurs--from small service businesses and retailers to large manufacturing firms--write winning plans and get needed financing. This bestselling book contains clear step-by-step instructions and forms to put together a convincing business plan with realistic financial projections,...