{"id":5284,"date":"2016-10-23T23:51:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T03:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/blog\/equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-the-great-midwestern-tech-startup-surge-more-10232016\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T23:51:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T03:51:44","slug":"equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-the-great-midwestern-tech-startup-surge-more-10232016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/blog\/equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-the-great-midwestern-tech-startup-surge-more-10232016\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment Leasing Small Business News + More The Great Midwestern Tech Startup Surge + MORE 10\/23\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bb_header_text\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/Header_images\/chefs-head.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/pRxnnzyb2h0\/284086\" title=\"7 Tips From Guy Kawasaki, James Altucher and Other Self-Published Entrepreneurs\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 Tips From Guy Kawasaki, James Altucher and Other Self-Published Entrepreneurs<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Five authors share their strategies for time-management, promotion and writing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/pRxnnzyb2h0\/284086\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/reynolds-deal-could-help-british-american-make-up-lost-ground-1477236062?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Reynolds Deal Could Help British American Tobacco Make Up Lost Ground\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reynolds Deal Could Help British American Tobacco Make Up Lost Ground<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">British American Tobacco\u2019s offer for full control of Reynolds American, if accepted, could give the London-based giant a chance to catch up in the technological race over alternatives to cigarettes.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/reynolds-deal-could-help-british-american-make-up-lost-ground-1477236062?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/sputtering-startups-weigh-on-u-s-economic-growth-1477235874?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">The U.S. economy is inching along, productivity is flagging and millions of Americans appear locked out of the labor market. One key factor intertwined with this loss of dynamism: The U.S. is creating startup businesses at historically low rates.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/sputtering-startups-weigh-on-u-s-economic-growth-1477235874?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/rockwell-collins-confirms-deal-to-buy-b-e-aerospace-for-6-4-billion-1477240117?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Rockwell Collins to Buy B\/E Aerospace for $6.4 Billion\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rockwell Collins to Buy B\/E Aerospace for $6.4 Billion<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Rockwell Collins agreed to pay $6.4 billion to buy B\/E Aerospace in a deal that would unite two of the global aerospace industry\u2019s biggest suppliers.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/rockwell-collins-confirms-deal-to-buy-b-e-aerospace-for-6-4-billion-1477240117?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/venture-capitalists-hunt-for-the-next-big-thing-1477278001?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Venture Capitalists Hunt for Next Big Technology\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Venture Capitalists Hunt for Next Big Technology<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Venture capitalists are always chasing the next big thing. Lately, they are struggling to figure out what that might be, spreading their bets across technologies for which the path to profit is unclear.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/venture-capitalists-hunt-for-the-next-big-thing-1477278001?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/banning-tablets-is-best-for-children-1477245370?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Banning Tablets Is Best for Children\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Banning Tablets Is Best for Children<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Columnist Christopher Mims saw some curious results when he banned tablets in his house on weekdays. And new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics are backing up his experiment.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/banning-tablets-is-best-for-children-1477245370?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/ANU-rpGmKFI\/283735\" title=\"There&#039;s Nothing Small About Small Businesses in the U.S. (Infographic)\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">There&#039;s Nothing Small About Small Businesses in the U.S. (Infographic)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Since 2000, small businesses have been on the rise. But the space still has some catching up to do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/ANU-rpGmKFI\/283735\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/at-t-faces-political-barrage-1477270122?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"AT&amp;T Faces Political Barrage\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AT&amp;T Faces Political Barrage<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">AT&amp;T\u2019s blockbuster $85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner promises to reshape the media landscape\u2014if the companies can navigate a series of obstacles, including possible opposition from U.S. antitrust authorities and objections by lawmakers and media and telecom rivals.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/at-t-faces-political-barrage-1477270122?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/rS_kOREnMiI\/282946\" title=\"The Great Midwestern Tech Startup Surge\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Midwestern Tech Startup Surge<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Columbus, Ohio, is the fastest-growing city in the country for startup activity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/rS_kOREnMiI\/282946\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/hanjin-shipping-to-close-european-operations-1477275619?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Hanjin Shipping to Close European Operations\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hanjin Shipping to Close European Operations<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">The company\u2019s decision to close all of its 10 business operations in Europe is the latest sign that it is heading toward liquidation.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/hanjin-shipping-to-close-european-operations-1477275619?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/NgE5Q6E2ggk\/283758\" title=\"Stop Whining and Start Hustling\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stop Whining and Start Hustling<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Nothing is better than meaningful success, and nothing is worse than regret.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/NgE5Q6E2ggk\/283758\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tyler-perrys-madea-halloween-tops-weekend-box-office-1477250013?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Tyler Perry&#039;s &#039;Madea Halloween&#039;              Tops Weekend Box Office\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Perry&#039;s &#039;Madea Halloween&#039;              Tops Weekend Box Office<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">\u2018Tyler Perry\u2019s Boo! A Madea Halloween,\u2019 the director\u2019s latest turn in his Madea wig, fared the best of the three sequels that led the box office over the weekend, with a $27.6 million debut at No. 1.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tyler-perrys-madea-halloween-tops-weekend-box-office-1477250013?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/_hVStEJszFE\/284138\" title=\"Strengthen Weak Areas to Experience More Victories\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strengthen Weak Areas to Experience More Victories<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Self-pity is a huge waste of time. Learn from every experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/_hVStEJszFE\/284138\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-fatal-mistake-that-doomed-samsungs-galaxy-note-1477248978?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"The Fatal Mistake That Doomed Samsung&#039;s Galaxy Note 7\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Fatal Mistake That Doomed Samsung&#039;s Galaxy Note 7<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">On the verge of challenging Apple\u2019s global dominance in mobile phones, the South Korean company made a rushed decision, based on incomplete evidence, that would later force it to kill the model.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-fatal-mistake-that-doomed-samsungs-galaxy-note-1477248978?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/promoter-aeg-bon-jovi-and-the-dalai-lama-1477244962?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Promoter AEG, Bon Jovi and the Dalai Lama\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Promoter AEG, Bon Jovi and the Dalai Lama<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">An incident involving U.S. promoter AEG, rock band Bon Jovi and the Dalai Lama illustrates the difficulties and quirks that Western entertainment companies contend with in China.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/promoter-aeg-bon-jovi-and-the-dalai-lama-1477244962?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb_footer_text\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/Header_images\/leasing-agreement.png\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 Tips From Guy Kawasaki, James Altucher and Other Self-Published Entrepreneurs &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ Five authors share their strategies for time-management, promotion and writing. 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