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Community is important, especially during COVID-19. However, a feeling of tight-knit camaraderie and spirit seems especially strong in Columbia, Missouri. People who have chosen this friendly, thriving Midwestern hot spot as a nesting, resting, or learning place have...

Talented people with passion and drive regularly come up with ways to fill in gaps they identify. For instance, entrepreneurs invent widgets or launch services to solve problems people might not even know they have. Philanthropists are fueled by the same desire to...

I always like to make a point about “OPM” (or in layperson’s terms, other people’s money) and what it can do for entrepreneurs who want to get a leg up. I’m the first to admit to piecing together this kind of funding when I was building my company. The first was a...

Putting the right people in the right jobs has long been essential to business success. You’d never hire an administrative assistant unable to multitask, nor would you recruit a salesperson unable to sell or strategically prospect, actively listen, build rapport — you...

What springs to mind when you think about small business failure? As an entrepreneur, you probably imagine losing your business — but failure comes in many shapes and sizes. Case in point: None of the companies I founded or owned financially floundered. Not one. Does...

Many people want to start businesses, which is why there are more than 30 million small businesses in the U.S. alone. Yet, too few people anticipate the problems and challenges they'll face as entrepreneurs. Instead, they assume their golden ideas and innovative...

If you’re serious about becoming an entrepreneur, chances are good that you already have a killer idea in mind. You’ve probably gone further than just a basic concept — whether that means getting product details down or making plans for when you eventually make it a...

Trends Shaping Nonprofits in Columbia Opinion by Greg DeLine and Andrew Grabau Andrew Grabau, the executive director of the Heart of Missouri United Way, Inc. and I meet for coffee regularly to discuss how Boone County can be a better community for families. Our...