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E'ship Hour
Published by: Abby Heidenrich
On August 7th, Accelerate DFW Foundation held its first E'ship Hour which was designed for fellow entrepreneurs to get together and talk about some key issues that surrond entrepreneurship. The four key areas that were focused on for this event were: The Gaps of Entrepreneurship DFW, The Government's Role in Entrepreneurship, Who is an Entrepreneur?, Your Business Idea (In 5 Words Or Less). The whole point of these
The Ideal Age to Start a Business
Published by: Abby Heidenrich
If you're in your 40s or 50s, you might think it's too late to start a business. Think again: It's actually the perfect time.
"The average age of startup founders is around 45."
Have the idea, but think you're too old to start a business... think again! A recent study conducted by the Census Bureau and two MIT professors found the most successful entrepreneurs tend to be middle-aged--even in
The Importance of Young Firms for Economic Growth
Published by: Abby Heidenrich
Young Firms Drive Job Growth and Economic Dynamism
"2 million jobs a year were created in the United State by companies less than 5 years old in 2015"
New and young companies are the primary source of job creation in the American economy. Companies less than one year old have created an average of 1.5 million jobs per year over the past three decades. On the flip
Social Media Workshop - June 2019
Published by: Abby Heidenrich
Social media has played a huge role in the business world from promoting certain messages to promoting businesses to people all across the world. In this era, to have a successful business, they must be equipped to take on the task of promoting their businesses via social media through various ways such as a Facebook Ad, a simple boost on a Facebook post, or boosting a post
Elyse Dickerson - Eosera
Published by: Marco Johnson
Elyse Dickerson of Eosera explains how she and her business partner Joe Griffin both started in the corporate realm of healthcare and pharmaceuticals but realized they could make a larger impact in these industries by launching their own biotech company. In addition to cutting time to market and being more in control of their own destinies, Elyse realized that starting and growing a company is
Learn From A Legend: John Paul DeJoria
Published by: Walker Lutringer
John Paul Dejoria - Co-founder of Paul Mitchell products & Patrón.
Mike Brasovan - EZ Electricity
Published by: Marco Johnson
Mike Brasovan, founder and CEO of EZ Electricity, has been helping customers buy electricity for 25 years. A serial entrepreneur, Mike founded and eventually sold his first company and is now on his second, which serves large institutional buyers to small residential and commercial buyers and everyone in between. EZ Electricity donates a portion of their sales to various charitable causes. Listen as Mike explains
Carmen Wilson - Love Carmen Rose
Published by: Marco Johnson
Carmen Wilson explains why her photography studio focuses primarily on women and girls and how she gets to know each of her clients in order to portray their personalities through photos. Her photo shoots include other local entrepreneurs (including hair and make-up artists) in order to bring the entire production to life. Carmen's hope is to reach as many women and girls as possible to
Jonathan Silk - Bridge 3 LLC
Published by: Marco Johnson
Jonathan Silk of Bridge 3 LLC provides organizational leadership development to ensure leaders and managers have the skills to propel their companies to success. Jonathan's tenure in the US Army gave him firsthand experience in leadership including a teaching role at West Point, which he leveraged into a job in the leader talent development space at a prestigious academic institution in Fort Worth. He then made
Amber Lancing-Reusch - Holistic Hemp Company
Published by: Marco Johnson
Amber's business, Holistic Hemp Company, was born from her personal need to find quality CBD oil locally. Realizing that a gap in the local market existed, she and her partner (and sister) Alaina Lansing-Hames began to source the CBD themselves from highly reputable growers in Colorado. Educating Texans about the benefits of CBD oil is as important to them as making the oil available to