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Organization Focus: The Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship
If you’re an entrepreneur in the Sioux Falls area and you haven’t been to the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship, you are missing out on a hub of support and resources…
Read MoreOrganization Focus: The Small Business Development Center
Imagine an organization funded by the SBA, the DoD, the Department of Commerce, and the SDGOED, chartered by USD, and operating under the names SBDC, PTAC, MTS, and SBIR. If…
Read MoreBird Dog Equity’s Chad Hatch weighs in on startup climate
Chad Hatch, co-founder and managing partner of Bird Dog Equity Partners, is one of several new board members at the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship. He brings a wealth of experience…
Read MoreStartup evolves into livestreaming, videoconferencing services
The path to growing a business doesn’t necessarily look like a straight line. For Amos Kittelson, it veered, then turned and led him to a new model for his venture,…
Read MoreRecent college graduate’s product could disrupt job-search industry
Alex Guggenberger wants to disrupt the job-search process. He plans to do just that as the creator and founder of Jobiki, an online search tool that allows job-seekers to look…
Read MoreScoreboard business focuses on youth market
Scott Perkins always wanted to be a small-business owner. All it took was the decision to make Bravo Youth Sports LLC, a company that makes full-functioning LED message boards, his…
Read MoreMeet four businesses ready to accelerate
The four companies going through the Zeal Growth Accelerator have about one month left before their big pitch to investors. From businesses focused on young people to those trying to…
Read MoreHarrisburg teachers create business out of grammar approach
After realizing that students were struggling to use grammar in everyday writing, three teachers at Harrisburg North Middle School decided to create another way of teaching the subject. Together, Kelly…
Read MorePeppermint Energy prepares to build smaller solar generator
A prototype of a smaller solar generator, the Maverick (right), has been developed by Peppermint Energy, which started with the Forty2 (left). A Sioux Falls startup that began by selling…
Read MoreIndependent wellness company focuses on being one-stop shop for employers
After more than a decade of working in corporate health care, Trisha Dohn decided to launch her own independent wellness company to help businesses create customized wellness programs that work.…
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