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• Funding for female entrepreneurs

  Entrepreneurial women may be reluctant to invest in themselves, but coaching and crowdfunding can help to unlock valuable opportunities.  Forbes offers four funding lessons to would-be female entrepreneurs.

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• Co-working for women

  The booming co-working industry, launched to accommodate the increasing number of entrepreneurs and corporate employees who work remotely, is now tailoring itself for women by offering workspaces with female-focused networking and career seminars.  Co-working spaces for women are opening across the country, including right here in Minnesota. The spaces have different vibes and varying missions. Some feel like corporate offices, others like chic clubs. The common threads are women carving out spaces to connect with other women, free of sexism.

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• Honing persuasion skills

  Persuasive ability is a key skill for entrepreneurs. You can improve your persuasive abilities if you understand biases, stick to your strongest points, and keep your message simple.

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• Best identity theft protection for 2018

  A growing number of companies are offering ID theft protections services that can help keep the bad guys at bay. Comparitech, a UK company focused on helping consumers research and compare tech services, reviews and rates five of the available services.

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• Women's Entrepreneurship

  Women-owned businesses have been on the rise for decades and St. Cloud is no exception. The seventh annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN, is a comprehensive report analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners

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• Risk and Reward

  Despite evidence that links diversity and improved performance, gender diversity in leadership is shifting at a painfully slow rate. Grant Thornton’s report on Women in Business provides new perspectives on risk and reward.
  
  

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• Business Benchmarks

  Minnesota has the tools to lead the nation in economic change and growth with tremendous workforce and innovation strengths, according to the annual Minnesota Business Benchmarks. Yet the state lags in many key economic indicators, partly due to self-imposed barriers.  Those are the chief takeaways of the third annual report produced by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and local Chamber Federation partners.
  
  

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• Robo-Falconry

  Eagle-capturing drones and hunter drones, both capable of catching smaller rogue drones, may soon be flying in the sky over your neighborhood.

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• Marketing Myth Busters

  Even the smartest marketer can make a terrible marketing decision if that decision is based on an outright falsehood. Marketing Land debunks seven e-commerce clichés and sheds light on the truth about what works and what doesn’t.

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