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Plant Your Flag: The Brand Strategy That Actually Builds Loyalty

October 1, 2026

Regardless of what you are trying to build, there is no denying that it feels harder than ever to build a business and brand that…

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NI16: The Future Is Ours if We Accept the Challenge

November 10, 2016

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator   Yesterday, we all woke up to a new President-Elect. Donald Trump’s unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night…

Wrapping Your Head around Equity Crowdfunding

November 1, 2016

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator   You may have recently read “How to Crowdsurf, I mean CrowdFUND Wisely”, a blog post that summarizes the four…

SEED SPOT Hits the Road

October 27, 2016

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator   SEED SPOT’s National Director of Expansion, C’pher Gresham, is hitting the road to visit a handful of cities across…

Net Impact Meets the City of Brotherly Love

October 18, 2016

By: John Schwarzlose, Social Impact Analyst   At SEED SPOT we believe in constantly finding new ways to grow our network to better support all…

Using Your College Degree to Engage in Social Entrepreneurship

October 13, 2016

By: Blakely Fraasch, Content Creator Intern   For those of who you may have recently graduated from college, congratulations! Welcome to the “real world” of…

Véndeme Tu Sueño (Pitch Me Your Dream) Wins Emmy Award!

October 12, 2016

 SEED SPOT & UNIVISION Partnership to Support Latino Entrepreneurs Brings Home an Emmy! SEED SPOT, in collaboration with Univision Arizona’s Contigo entrepreneurship program launched “Véndeme tu Sueño”…

Introducing John B. Johnson: From Experience Architect to SEED SPOT’s Gatekeeper

October 6, 2016

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator   In just an hour and a half, John B. Johnson and I went from complete strangers to an impassioned…

Missed SOCAP? The Top 5 Things We Learned at SOCAP 16

September 28, 2016

By: C’pher Gresham, National Director of Expansion   Social Capital Markets [or SOCAP for short] just wrapped up, but the energy is still palpable. Overlooking…

Networking 2.0: Next Level Connections for Next Level Entrepreneurs

September 22, 2016

By: Jenna Fitzgerald, Market Analysis Intern   Within the business world, we are all pressured to network. Networking itself has almost turned into a game……

How Cities can Become Better Than the Next Silicon Valley: A Synopsis

September 13, 2016

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator   Contributing to a series of guest blogs generated by Kauffman Foundation grantees, our very own co-founder and CEO, Courtney…

You Can’t Score without GOALS

September 9, 2016

By: Jenna Fitzgerald, Market Analysis Intern   Despite the varied causes social entrepreneurs stand for, they all seem to have one major thing in common:…

10 Self-Care Apps for Entrepreneurs (and Overwhelmed Professionals)

September 1, 2016

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Entrepreneurship is a daunting task – any seasoned entrepreneur would warn incumbents of the scatterbrained feelings associated with long…

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