Entrepreneur Spotlight – Ross’ Restaurant, Interview with Melissa Friedhof-Rodgers

By Lea Hensel, UNI Business and Community Services We all love our family. And for some of you, the idea of working with family could send shivers down your spine but millions of businesses are operated and run by family, and it works for many of them.In fact, according to the...

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From creator to leader: The second stage entrepreneur

By: Kate Hodel | May 07, 2014 | USSourceLink Affiliate Blog Several years ago, the Edward Lowe Foundation began to focus on the second stage entrepreneur. “This seemed to be the time when the entrepreneur created wealth and jobs, increased the volume of income into a region and attracted other companies and talent,” said...

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Acting Like an Entrepreneur in the Public Sector

Entrepreneurship is a land littered with buzzwords. You can be a startup, microenterprise, or second-stage company (and if you’re lucky, a ""gazelle""). As a startup, you can be a lean startup, a solo-preneur, or hobbyist. You might be part of a Brad Feld ""Startup Community"" (or Entrepreneurship Community if in...

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Meet the Second Stage Company and What They Need

Meet the Second Stage Company Cheetahs, gazelles, economic powerhouses—there’s no lack of metaphors for second-stage entrepreneurs and the companies they’ve guided beyond the startup phase and into million-dollar revenues. Their impact on local economies is undeniable. According to the Edward Lowe Foundation (see www.youreconomy.org) most of the new jobs are currently being created...

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