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Here Are the 17 Detroit Startups You Need to Know About. Whether you are looking for a carpooling alternative to Uber or a modern calendar platform to change the way you schedule meetings, Detroit has a startup for you.

Here Are the 17 Detroit Startups You Need to Know About

And thanks to Detroit Startup Week, you’ll be able to see what the city’s most successful startups are up to in-person. They are looking for investors; they are searching for customers; and they hope to make an impression on the Michigan city before the end of the week. For five days, entrepreneurs, investors, founders and industry giant will attend conferences, fireside chats and networking events to further improve the local ecosystem in Detroit. Notable speakers include Bill Ford (Ford Motors), Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase & Co.) and Mike Duggan (Mayor of Detroit). Plus, with the excitement of a full week of startup-focused engagement, there will entrepreneurialism in the air in the Motor City. Detroit Startup Week: The Lowdown from Motown. The Motor City’s startup scene is, well, in its earliest startup phase.

Detroit Startup Week: The Lowdown from Motown

There’s no need to rehash the history of fleeing businesses, corruption, and ensuing poverty and crime that have plagued Detroit for decades. Let’s just say it’s a metro area that has seen better days. But just ’cause Detroit’s been down doesn’t mean it’s out for the count. Last week, Chase-backed Startup Week, in the form of Detroit Startup Week, brought its special brand of “entrepreneurial celebration” to the city once made grand by the automotive industry, that sweet soul sound, and of course, the Coney Dog (or at least some version of it). Overall, there was more conversation than revelation. Detroit Strong: How Don Jaeger Built a Fitness Business by Putting Community First. Hiring a business lawyer is crucial to any successful business. Here's everything you need to know about finding, interviewing and hiring the very best.

There are two professionals every business will need early on: an accountant and a lawyer.

Hiring a business lawyer is crucial to any successful business. Here's everything you need to know about finding, interviewing and hiring the very best.

The reasons for hiring an accountant are pretty obvious--you need someone to help you set up your "chart of accounts," review your numbers periodically, and prepare all of your necessary federal, state and local tax returns. Find the Best Lawyer for Your Startup with This Off-the-Record Advice. Early last month, Snapchat founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy successfully made their third, alleged co-founder Reggie Brown disappear— with an undisclosed settlement after a prolonged legal battle.

Find the Best Lawyer for Your Startup with This Off-the-Record Advice

News of the decision rippled through the valley, recalling past disputes between Mark Zuckerberg and the Winklevoss twins, and Zuckerberg (again) with cut-out co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Tech lawsuits seem to have reached starpower status, but there’s surprisingly little advice out there on how startups should work with their lawyers on a regular basis, before crisis strikes. This is Ken Callander’s wheelhouse. As the managing principal at Value Strategies, and a marketing veteran from leading business law firm Davis Wright Tremaine (and Agilent and HP before that), he now works closely with startups to help them not only find the right lawyers, but get the most value from those relationships at every stage.

The Needs. Here's some real advice about hiring a lawyer for your startup. No, not here.

Here's some real advice about hiring a lawyer for your startup

This is going to be good advice. The headline above refers to this GeekWire post from last week, where a number of young entrepreneurs — with varying levels of fluency in the subject — offer their thoughts on what to consider when hiring a lawyer for a technology startup. While some of the advice is worthwhile, some of it is downright counterproductive. Free Online Business Plan Writing App. Free, Fast and Easy Business Plan Software. Business Plan - Step-by-Step Planning Templates.

This guide to writing a business plan will outline the most important parts and what should be included in an effective plan.

Business Plan - Step-by-Step Planning Templates

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. 7 great ways to finance a startup - May. 3, 2007. (FSB) -- No matter how groundbreaking your idea for a new business, you won't get past the starting gate without funding.

7 great ways to finance a startup - May. 3, 2007

14 Ways to Finance a Small Business. . / Credit: Financing Image via Shutterstock For entrepreneurs with a lot of money saved up, the only obstacle to starting a business is coming up with a viable idea.

14 Ways to Finance a Small Business

But many aspiring business owners have the opposite problem — the idea is there, but the capital isn't. Clearing the startup financing hurdle is made even more difficult by the fact that brand-new entrepreneurs are often turned down for business loans. Traditional bank loans have always been tough to secure, and although loans funded by the Small Business Administration are typically more accessible, it's getting more competitive: The SBA's biggest lending program, the 7(a) program, recently maxed out its funds, and was on hold until July 28 after Congress raised the lending limit, ABC News reported.

While business owners are in the clear for now, the growing number of SBA loan applicants means there's a good chance of the program reaching its limits again. 5 Best Ways for Funding a Startup. 7 Steps to Starting Your Own Business. 7 Myths About Starting a Business That I Used to Believe. Join us live with Marcus Lemonis at Thought Leaders Arizona on May 24.

7 Myths About Starting a Business That I Used to Believe

Early Birds Register Now & Save » Entrepreneurship is not for the timid. It’s not that it takes tremendous amounts of courage, but you do need a certain tenacity to hit the ground running every morning when you swing your feet out of bed. As the allure of entrepreneurship grows in the zeitgeist of global culture, so too do the myths surrounding it. Just as early explorers set out to discover America and other faraway lands, entrepreneurs are setting their course for some uncharted territories, and there are always tall tales that can go along with the unknown. Related: 5 Myths -- and 1 Really Big Truth -- About Being an Entrepreneur. Starting a Business News & Topics. Starting a Business 3 Business Lessons From Filmmaker and Comedian Kevin Smith Entrepreneur Staff 2 min read.

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Follow These 10 Steps to Starting a Business. Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions and completing a series of legal activities. These 10 easy steps can help you plan, prepare and manage your business. Click on the links to learn more. Follow These 10 Steps to Starting a Business. 12 Surprising Reasons Why Startups Fail.