Sep 1, 2023 | Starting a Business
This post was written by Robb Zerr. We remember Robb’s legacy with Commerce and OEDC. When I ran my own business, I had lots of customers. Truth be told, some were better than others, not just in terms of our working relationship, but their value to my company....
Aug 1, 2023 | Education, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Mentoring, Starting a Business
This post was written by Robb Zerr. We remember Robb’s legacy with Commerce and OEDC. Take a second to answer the below questions. Are you human? Does your heart beat? If you answered yes to both questions, chances are you stink at both sides of interviewing. And...
Jun 1, 2023 | Access to Capital, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business
I usually quote George Carlin, but here’s a recent banger from Harvard’s Kennedy School: Although nearly 40% of all privately held firms in the United States are founded by women, only 2% of U.S. venture capital financing is allocated to female-founded firms. Read...
Apr 1, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property
Not only technical masters of their craft, writers—great writers—have a deeply intimate relationship with words. When I read Hemingway, I damn well know I’m reading Hemingway. Dickens, Plath, King, Wilde, Tartt, these utterly distinct and nuanced writers are wholly...
Jan 1, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business
We’re entrepreneurs. We like to be the only cooks in our kitchen. We single-handedly plan the menu, prep, cook, serve, host and clean up. That’s fine for a dinner party here and there, but utter idiocy for sustaining a profitable restaurant. One of the top reasons new...
Dec 1, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business
I’m not much of an alarmist but those of us with a pulse can agree that the recession signals are flashing yellow right now. Staggering inflation, stock market losses, geopolitical strife and big tech layoffs suggest we may be approaching a period of recession, even...
