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St. Louis Arch Grants Finalist Weekend

  Friday, April 25th- This weekend St. Louis’ Arch Grants competition invited the 60+ finalists to town to make their final business presentation to judges and get a tour of.

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St. Louis-based “Middleman” Answers.com Serving As Information Bridge To Consumers

Shouldn’t the world have overdosed on stand-alone question and answer sites by now?  Haven’t the myriad search engines, Wikipedia, Facebook and all the interactive social communities more than filled that.

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Chicago Startup CurbNinja Crowdsources Motorcycle Parking

  Chicago Startup CurbNinja launched this month aiming to make parking your motorcycle/scooter easier than it usually is for city riders. CurbNinja founders (and avid motorcyclists) Fred Lebed and Tim Hines.

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Why You Should (And Shouldn’t) Learn More About WordPress

If you’re even halfway paying attention to the Internet, you likely know about WordPress, a very popular content management system.  What you may not know is the extent to which.

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Sherwood To Lead CIC Expansion Into St. Louis Startup Market

An unmistakable pattern pervades Dougan Sherwood’s resume.   He tried a business major in college, but “couldn’t get into it,” switched to a major in history with a focus on American.

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Niche Social Network Puts ‘College Life In Your Pocket’

Kampus, a new social networking app, is leveraging what made social media giant Facebook successful before it became a global phenomenon.  It lets users interact exclusively with students enrolled in.

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30 Day Entrepreneurship Challenge Awards Two STL High School Students

Andrew McDowell and Brendan Hart are two everyday seniors at Mary Institute Country Day School (MICDS) who often deal with an everyday teenage problem. “As high schoolers, we often want.

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Chicago-Based TicketLab Lets You Search For Games How You Want

If you live in the city, there are a plethora of options available to you for entertainment.  Whether you’re interested in the symphony, rock and roll, or catching your favorite.

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Being Turned Down For Funding – Two Perspectives

A startup I’m working with on the side was cut from a popular local business plan competition. I’m not going to lie; it kind of sucked. Our team put a.

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We Are All STEM?

For someone leading an organization advocating for increased awareness in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), you might expect that person to be a former astrophysicist, marine biologist or Silicon.

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