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SEO Unplugged: Entrepreneurs Seek Advice From Experts

Search-engine optimization (SEO) experts shared tips and technicalities Tuesday evening with a diverse crowd of entrepreneurs at Entrepreneurs Unpluggd at the Chopin Theater in Chicago. Though there was a vast range of tips, there were a few points that resonated amongst the three speakers. (1) Google matters (2) Content matters (3) Socialization matters “Free traffic [...]... Read More

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    SEO Unplugged: Entrepreneurs Seek Advice From Experts

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    Search-engine optimization (SEO) experts shared tips and technicalities Tuesday evening with a diverse crowd of entrepreneurs at Entrepreneurs Unpluggd at the Chopin Theater in Chicago. Though there was a vast range of tips, there were a few points that resonated amongst the three speakers. (1) Google matters (2) Content matters (3) Socialization matters “Free traffic [...]

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    Startups: Get Legally Aware; Tips From Tricia Meyer

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    When you have a bright idea with a ton of promise, it’s hard to imagine all the things that could go wrong… legally.  Tricia Meyer has been an attorney and has been advising the start-up community in Chicago for more than a decade to help entrepreneurs cover their bases. The reason she understands an entrepreneur’s [...]

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  • Kevin Willer, CEO of Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, celebrates with start-up leaders on the first anniversary of 1871.

    1871 anniversary spotlights Chicago startup growth

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      Leaders of the Chicago startup community released figures Friday regarding the city’s start-up growth coinciding with the first anniversary of 1871, one of the city’s start-up incubators. “Over the last year, the tech community has really come together through 1871,” said Lindsay Mosher, executive director of the Illinois Technology Partnership. “This has really been [...]

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    Arch Grants Finalist Weekend 2013

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    Over 700 entrepreneurs entered Arch Grants 2013 startup competition and this weekend saw the 40 finalists come to St. Louis to compete for a non-dilutive, $50,000 grant. What makes Arch Grants unique in the country is that the winners of the grant receive $50,000 in funding for their business and no equity is surrendered. The [...]

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  • The 2013 "Meet the Innovators Forum" for the Edison Awards was held at the Chicago Cultural Center, where industry leaders collaborated.

    Edison awards highlight innovation across American industry titans

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    Co-authored by: Lauryn Schroeder, Medill News Service It starts with something simple. For 12-year-old Quincy Lyons, it started with the first bite of an orange. An orange that he believed to be ripe, only to discover that it was rotten inside. This one experience led him and a team of middle-schoolers from Tuscon’s Sonoran Science [...]

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  • Bob Weisman, a team member of Diabetes Winners!, the team that won start-up weekend, pitches to an audience of start-up leaders, judges and attendees.

    Chicago start-up weekend stresses collaboration over competition

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          Instead of spending the weekend relaxing, 96 entrepreneurs gathered at 1871, Chicago’s start-up incubator, to build a company in less than 3 days and compete to win a series of prizes, and the approval of start-up community leaders. “It’s more than just networking and talking, it’s about building,” said Adam Haun, one [...]

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  • BTSocial: App for business travellers everywhere

    App creates network for traveling professionals

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        Don’t just be social, BTSocial. Chicago entrepreneur Tim Hines launched an app Tuesday for his two-year-old company, BTSocial, making it easier for business travelers everywhere to connect. The app allows users to check-in to specific venues or entire cities and locate events in the area. It helps traveling professionals connect to other travelers [...]

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    Nourish your network; Entice investors

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    An intimate crowd of entrepreneurs, developers and investors gathered in the basement of Chopin Theater in Wicker Park Tuesday night seeking direction from startup and investment experts. The Entrepreneurs Unpluggd event, entitled “When, Where, How to Get Investors for Your Startup,” was led by Chicago entrepreneurs Stella Fayman and Tim Jahn. Ninis Samuel and Mike [...]

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    10 Questions to Ask When Looking for a Managed Hosting Provider

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    Choosing a Hosting Provider can be a daunting task. You’ve made the decision that you don’t want to be in the “server” business and have embarked on the research process. Here are some questions that can help you qualify hosting providers you will be talking to. Like we say at Connectria Hosting, at the end [...]

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    Social Media And How It’s Changing Journalism

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    There are many things that can be said for journalism these days.  As the world becomes increasingly smaller, with communication technology that allows us to connect with anyone around the world, citizens can learn and process information as it happens from a variety of sources.  After all, news production is no longer limited to merely professionals, which [...]

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    7 App Marketing Strategies That Actually Work

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    What’s the most effective strategy you’ve used to market your company’s app thus far? Why? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of [...]

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    Rank and Style

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    Sarika Doshi saw a need to empower the female consumer, and she’s doing it by joining science and fashion. Rank and Style launched one week ago, and it aggregates the most reliable fashion advice. – Tuesday, April 2, Sarika Doshi and her team of four launched Rank and Style to serve as a powerful solution [...]

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