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In Which States Do Residents Feel The Least Satisfied With Entrepreneurial...
It’s not about the amount of wealth you can accumulate, it’s about the impact and change you can create. Neil Blumenthal, Warby Parker Founder and Co-CEO Entrepreneurial Spirit The power of the...
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In Which States Are Residents Happiest?
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) By Edward Burghard Google Happiness The power of the American Dream Composite Index research is found in...
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In Which State Are Residents Most Optimistic?
We are a strong, robust, and prosperous nation. Optimism is the essence of our success. It drives our creativity and emboldens our entrepreneurial spirit. It is what makes us invest in the future and...
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What The Economic Development Profession Can Learn From P&G
We’re moving away from the current mass marketing model, away from push and toward pull. Consumers will only become more demanding. They want to have a conversation, to dialogue, to participate, to...
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Two Simple Steps To Sustainable Economic Prosperity
Publicly supported economic development programs, investments, and subsidies should be evaluated on their long-term benefits and impacts on the whole community, not on short-term job or revenue...
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The Keys To Fostering Entrepreneurship
The Keys to Fostering Entrepreneurship The process for fostering entrepreneurship has been sought after for decades, if not millenniums. Entrepreneurship has sprouted, seemingly randomly, in...
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Formula For Successful Collaborations
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller 11 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS [Originally published on 8-16-2011. I revised the material to include the need to be aligned...
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5 Ways to Turbocharge Your Website
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. Roger Staubach According to a DCI study of business executives, 76% of the time a short list of potential locations for capital investment is created...
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The Many Languages of America
Diversity: the art of thinking independently together. Malcolm Forbes According to Xavier University research, valuing diversity is one of the dimensions of the American Dream. People want to feel...
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TEDC Mid-Year Conference Experience
Everything Is Bigger In Texas I thought I would share my experience presenting data on the American Dream at the 2014 Texas Economic Development Council Mid-Year Conference. First, if anybody is...
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