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Disaster readiness lessons from Waffle House
OConnell Brian
7/13/2011
Blog Resource
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Healthcare business owners could learn a lot about disaster readiness from non-healthcare businesses, such as Waffle House. Yes, Waffle House.

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Help for healthcare entrepreneurs coming via StartUp Health
OConnell Brian
6/24/2011
Blog Resource
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A former Time Warner CEO is headlining a major effort to bring more resources, financial and otherwise, to healthcare entrepreneurs.

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Small business growth by color and category
OConnell Brian
9/29/2011
Blog Resource
Summary:

Growing your healthcare business can be done by paying attention to four categories, according to a finance professor's book of advice. Read more about how the categories, or colors, can be used to form a growth strategy.

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Tools for Business Model Generation
Blank Steve Osterwalder Alexander
1/25/2012
Audio Resource
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Entrepreneur and business model innovator Alexander Osterwalder discusses dynamic, yet simple-to-use tools for visualizing, challenging and re-inventing business models. Osterwalder articulates how to use the visual language of his business model canvas framework, and shares stories of how this approach helps organizations of all sizes to better create, deliver and capture value.

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Embrace Uncertainty
Packard Warren
2/8/2012
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Thuuz Co-Founder and CEO Warren Packard appreciates how uncertainty is a constant force in the lives of entrepreneurs. Sharing stories from his career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Packard captures how life is a series of decisions made without complete information. He also addresses how his current venture approaches issues of funding and strategic partnerships.

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Medical business takes a different approach to a common ailment
Parmar Arundhati
8/29/2011
Blog Resource
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In reducing high blood pressure, one Minnesota company is taking a different approach. Read more about how CVRx’s medical device works with the body’s blood-flow regulation system.

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Choosing a business incubator? Keep these tips in mind
Parmar Arundhati
1/10/2012
Blog Resource
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Selecting a business incubator may not be as simple as you think. Read more from a healthcare business entrepreneur who shares what he learned from his experience.

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Medical device makers' biggest challenges
Parmar Arundhati
5/22/2012
Blog Resource
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Medical device startups, and even established medical device makers, face many challenges today. Read more about what those in the industry consider to be the toughest challenges.

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Globalization and outsourcing issues that worry medtech executives
Parmar Arundhati
6/27/2012
Blog Resource
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Global medical technology executives place a high value on quality, and it's that consistency of quality that keeps them up at night. Read more about the issue of quality in outsourcing.

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Strategies for Managing Litigation
Patel Jayesh
2/1/2007
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The litigation process is expensive and needs continuous involvement and monitoring. And having a plan is key. This article offers strategies and insights on these topics and more for entrepreneurs who encounter litigation.

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