During this COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing businesses pivot their business models right and left in order to adapt to customers’ changing needs and habits. There is a lot more activity online – not just shopping, but also virtual community building. Web-based events have become the new normal for a lot of organizations, but some […]
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On Monday, April 12th, Peter Hauck started as the new Community Manager for Zeal. On Tuesday, April 13th, he proposed the idea for an event, New + Aspiring Entrepreneurs Meetup with Featured Speakers. Now, guess what? That event is set to take place just one week later on Tuesday, April 21st, at 4:00 PM. As […]
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Looking back at my most recent quarterly update, it’s amazing to see how much the world has changed in such a short period of time. A little over a month ago, we were attending church every Sunday morning and Wednesday night, our children were in school and we had a full travel schedule planned for […]
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Startup Sioux Falls and the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship will be hosting a Virtual Startup Social this Thursday, April 9th at 4:00 PM on Zoom. We’re seeing a lot of small businesses coming up with unique ideas to stay afloat during this difficult time. Three of those business owners will speak for about ten minutes […]
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We find ourselves in unprecedented times. Many small businesses have had to close their doors and furlough employees with no idea when they might be able to re-open. Unemployment claims have hit an all-time high and some are predicting that COVID-19 related job losses could reach 47 million. The United States economy is undoubtedly in […]
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These thoughts are my own and are not necessarily those of the Startup Sioux Falls, the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship or any other organization I may be involved with. With the launch of the new Zeal + Startup Sioux Falls website, the merger between the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship and Startup Sioux Falls is now […]
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I’m pleased to say that Startup Sioux Falls and Zeal have announced another event for the Startup ecosystem. We will gather at Remedy Brewing Company, 401 East 8th Street, downtown Sioux Falls on March 24th from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. This event will be much like the September Startup Social. At 5:00 PM, the […]
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For the last seven years, marketers have had the ability to send push notifications to website visitors directly through their web browsers using a technology called web push notifications. A website can issue a prompt to a user in their web browser asking them if they want to receive notifications from that website. If they […]
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Startup Sioux Falls and Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship first hosted a Morning Marketing Party on October 4th. It was a great success with over 55 people in attendance, and we have decided to do it again! Please join us at Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship on Friday, February 14th at 8:30 AM. This is an opportunity […]
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In the last couple of weeks, our startup community has welcomed a fresh set of eyes that has provided a very helpful outside perspective on the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities that our startup ecosystem has. Zeal has brought on Kate Flemming, who was most recently the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Millikin University, […]
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