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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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    Monitoring Legislation Goes Mobile: TrakBill Launches New iOS App

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    TrakBill, a St. Louis startup that is building an online legislative monitoring platform, unveiled its brand new iOS app yesterday.  This launch comes on the heels of winning an Arch Grant just last week and presenting at Capital Innovators Demo Day the week before that. To say that it’s been a whirlwind of activity for [...]

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    City Of Houston’s Open Innovation Hackathon

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    HOUSTON, TEXAS — Something revolutionary happened this weekend: the City of Houston stopped complaining about their problems. From traffic, parking and bike transportation issues to regulations and confusing online databases, city officials and citizens came together to do more than just talk. At the City’s first ever Open Innovation Hackathon, they came to build. Organized [...]

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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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    Start-ups secure solid 1-minute pitches at Inspire Showcase

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      An intimate crowd of approximately 50 people gathered Wednesday evening at the Inspire Business Center in Chicago’s West Loop for Inspire’s monthly start-up showcase. Amongst the crowd there were some returners and some new faces. Marina Dedes, vice president of venture capital firm Lightbank, was the keynote speaker and shared tips to entrepreneurs about [...]

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    Arch Grants Announces Its Global Startup Competition Winners

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    With St. Louis being touted earlier this year as the fastest growing city for tech jobs, you might have been surprised… Well, only if you live outside of St. Louis.  After all, St. Louis isn’t exactly New York or the Bay area.  However, there is a strong commitment within the startup community that is putting [...]

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    Capital Innovators Demo Day 2013 (IN PHOTOS)

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    Last week, Capital Innovators hosted its Demo Day, where 11 companies from its fall 2012 and spring 2013 classes presented to an audience of over 500 people at the Pageant in St. Louis.  These 500 people included prospective investors as well as mentors, supporters and entrepreneurs of tech firms in St. Louis. (Photos courtesy of Jason [...]

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    Kickstarter Helps Save A Small Town Theater

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    The city of Highland, Illinois, is a quaint, small town in the heart of the Midwest with all the trappings you would expect… great schools, active parents, a picturesque town square, and even a locally-owned theater.  But without the support of the town, that theater was in jeopardy of closing for the second time in [...]

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    Knight Foundation and Fisher Family fund Nonprofit Startup, Benevolent

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    The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Fisher Family provided $285,000 in grant money to Benevolent, a crowdfunding site for low-income individuals, allowing it to move into three new areas: Charlotte, Silicon Valley and Detroit as announced Monday morning.   Benevolent was launched in Chicago in 2011 by Megan Kashner, a long-time member [...]

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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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    “Advance St. Louis” Series Helps Startups Move to High Growth Stage

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    Law firm Polsinelli Shughart and the Center for Emerging Technologies is offering its third seminar in its “Advance St. Louis” series on May 7, 2013. With past events focusing on patent law and board of directors selection, their next event promises to deliver another strong topic with how to successfully structure and complete a friends [...]

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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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