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Six Key Factors For New Entrepreneurs

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Yasmin Walter of KMD Books is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, international bestselling author and modern publisher based in Australia. getty When you’re starting a new business, it can be both exciting and challenging. As an entrepreneur, I’ve been through the ups and downs of launching a new venture. Based on my experience, I’d like to share some of the key factors that can help determine the success of a new business. 1. Target Market First and foremost, having a clear understanding of your target market is essential. You need to know who your ideal customer is, what their pain points are…

U of A Team Wins $20,000 for Cycling Innovation at Canadian Business Plan Competition

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Photo Submitted New Venture Development instructors and UNCL team members pose with their winnings at the Ivey Business Plan Competition in Ontario, Canada. From left: David Hinton, Michael Burton, Clayton Woodruff, Payton Lenz and Sarah Goforth.A graduate student entrepreneurship team from the U of A won first place in Canada’s prestigious Ivey Business Plan Competition, securing $20,000 to put toward their innovative solution of deterring bicycle theft without the need for a bike lock. UNCL Co., short for Universal Network Controlled Lock, is an app-enabled security device that retrofits to public bike racks, allowing…

Kick Ash Baskets’ long, steady growth spells success for Neenah man’s grilling accessory business

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Kick Ash Baskets of NeenahIt is fitting to refer to Chad Romzek’s 2010 startup business as a result of “the spark of an idea.” The business, Kick Ash Baskets, ignited into a line of specialty grilling baskets that are sold throughout the United States and globally. A trained mechanical engineer, Romzek, of Neenah, worked for companies like Boeing in Seattle before moving back to Wisconsin in 2009 with Kimberly Clark. Although he enjoyed those jobs, he was pulled toward entrepreneurship. “I knew I wanted to do something else and had a few ideas,” he said. “In 2010, I made…

Microsoft Build brings AI tools to the forefront for developers

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You only need two simple letters to accurately convey the major shift in the technology space this year: A and I. Beyond those letters, however, is a complex, evolving and exciting way in which we work, communicate and collaborate. As you will see, artificial intelligence is a common thread as we embark on Microsoft Build, our annual flagship event for developers. It’s already been a landmark year for the industry, starting in January with the announcement of an extension of our partnership with OpenAI to accelerate AI breakthroughs and to ensure these benefits are broadly shared with the world. And…

Space Education Day 2023: Inspiring the next generation of innovators

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Space engages people of all ages by sparking curiosity of the unknown. With NASA’s progress toward its first lunar mission in more than 50 years, a new generation of Americans can witness the awe-inspiring power and joy of a moon landing. It can also inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to pursue space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, from astronauts to engineers and physicists to technicians. In recent years, we have witnessed significant diversity milestones in space exploration. Among these are the first all-female spacewalk and NASA’s diverse international crew of astronauts for the Artemis II lunar…

Network Rail publishes Strategic Business Plan for 2024-29

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BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has published its initial Strategic Business Plan (SBP) for the next regulatory Control Period 7 (CP7) running from April 1 2024 to March 31 2029, setting out how it plans to spend £44bn on operating and maintaining the network in England and Wales. NR aims to publish this summer a separate SBP for Scotland, where its outputs and funding are determined by the devolved Scottish government rather than the British government. The SBP for England and Wales has been developed following the publication by the Department for Transport (DfT) in December 2022 of its…