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May 18, 2013
Entrepreneurship
Technology is our future — if we want it to be
What do soybeans, urinals and toothbrushes have in common? If you guessed technology, you’re thinking in the right direction. There’s a perception that fewer technological ideas originate in far we...
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Tap into the power of business networking
“Hello, I’m _________.” That simple little phrase (with your handwritten name) has become the international badge for the process of networking. The term networking is one that either opens a windo...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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A sense of urgency
One more year. The United States Enrichment Corporation’s operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant have been extended to May, so the company has less than 12 months to prepare for an event...
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The lighter side of innovation
Last month, I wrote about being surrounded by some of the world’s brightest minds at a conference at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We should be truly grateful for the brilliant minds that work...
Apr 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Conference links technology, opportunities
In the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, mixed among the trees, lakes and streams sits a $1.65 billion dollar source of scientific innovation. In 1942, Oak Ridge, Tenn., was sele...
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dream Green won last year, who’s next?
Ask any entrepreneur about the journey into the world of business — it’s not easy, especially the first time around. Certification, regulation, speculation, hesitation, capitulation, frustration, d...
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Advice from minority entrepreneurs
Just be better. That’s the advice given to start-up entrepreneurs from Curtiss Pope. Pope is a tech-based entrepreneur responsible for grocery and retail software such as Aislefinder.com and Superm...
Jan 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Never underestimate the power of research
Analysis may help predict post-recession trends in 2012
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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An entrepreneur’s letter to Santa
Happy holidays to all the faithful readers of our columns in the Four Rivers Business Journal. This December, I thought I’d share my letter to Santa. I’ve heard that Santa likes to work with entrep...
Nov 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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The language of entrepreneurism, part II
Last month, we went from the letters “A” to “M” explaining many of the terms that are common in the world of entrepreneurism. This month, and again with help from about.com, we finish the alphabet ...
Oct 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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