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EverPurse Introduces Croc Bag As Kickstarter Nears Close

During the last day and a half of the Kickstarter, 300 backers will have the chance to snag the stylish croc-embossed leather bags featured on EverPurse’s recent segment on Good Morning America.

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Bradley Business Center Opens Doors With Two Green Startups

The Bradley Business Center officially opened its 350,000 square-foot tech center late last month, and has already welcomed two green technology companies as its first occupants.

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Deadline Approaches For Chicago Digital Startup Initiative Grant

Any startups looking to get in on this year’s Chicago Digital Startup Initiative have until Monday to submit their applications for a chance at a $15,000 grant.

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Early Bird Tickets Go On Sale For St. Louis Startup Weekend

Do you want to found a startup, but need a co-founder or two? How about a room full of co-founders? Future CTOs and CEOs can save $20 on their St. Louis Startup Weekend tickets by registering for the event by October 19th. Early bird tickets are $75, but the price will be going up to $95 on October 20th.

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RentSocial Launches Apartment Hunting Service On iOS

Another Chicago company is making the transition to mobile this week as RentSocial brings its brand new apartment hunting app to the iOS platform.

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Enjoy A Disruptive Lunch With St. Louis’ RollSale, IDC Projects, And Nebula

Next week Openly Disruptive, a St. Louis network of innovative minds, will hold its next Disruptive Diner in which three local entrepreneurs will take stage to discuss the importance of breaking free from the standard business model.

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Ideas For Solving The Startup Chicken And Egg Problem

What came first, the chicken or the egg? If you are running a consumer-facing startup, the answer has to be both.

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Illinois Institute of Technology Brings iOS Dev Classes To 1871

Starting later this month the Illinois Institute of Technology has announced that it will begin offering iOS development classes at Chicago’s 1871 startup incubator.

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Aisle411 Pulls In $250,000 From FinServe Tech Angels

Aisle411, St. Louis’ commercial indoor mapping startup, announced this week that it has received a $250,000 investment from FinServe Tech Angels. The firm recently teamed up with St. Louis Arch.

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Aaron Perlut: How A St. Louis Transplant Became The City’s Biggest Champion

Aaron Perlut on St. Louis’s startup scene: “There is tremendous opportunity for growth that has begun in the past two years. If this were a nine inning ball game, we are only in the second inning. We have a long way to go.”

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