how to create a startup

Smart Start: Developing a Successful Business

Do you dream of starting your own business, but don’t know where to begin? How do you validate your startup idea before you quit you day job? What chance does your idea have of being profitable? It’s easy to become overwhelmed in the early stages of launching a company. Learn...

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StartupSTL Ecosystem 101 at NIC (STL TechWeek)

Are you launching or running a business in St. Louis, but get frustrated trying to find the resources you need to be successful? Well, you aren't alone. The Ecosystem 101 event is a free, monthly program where the team at StartupSTL shares the St. Louis Business Roadmap to help you...

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Chrystal L. Graves of Liquid Hair Institute

How a Missouri Hair Stylist Went from Salon Owner to Tech Founder

Successfully starting, growing and transforming a business is a journey filled with hurdles, triumphs and lessons learned—especially when it comes to leveraging your brick-and-mortar experience to create a tech startup. Chrystal L. Graves has plenty of experience chasing and achieving her entrepreneurial dreams, from building a roster of clients as an...

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How a Recent College Grad Started a Marketing and Strategy Business during COVID

In April 2020, as Camryn Okere prepared to graduate college amid the coronavirus pandemic, she formed her business Rem and Company in St. Louis.

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