Results in "Business"

3 Ways to Disrupt Higher Ed

Higher education needs to innovate. The satisfaction is going down while the price goes up. The COVID-19 pandemic and a declining birthrate is combining for fewer potential students at the same time that demand is going down. There are three ways for higher ed to disrupt itself. Learn more about these ideas in this video.

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Mobilizing Universities to Fight COVID-19

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Universities have the expertise and workforce to help fight COVID-19. For land-grant universities in particular, the core of our mission is to serve the state. It's time to take action.

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Be Bold, Be Weird, Choose Yourself

Scott Meyer Keynote Innovation Challenge

Be weird, be bold, and to choose yourself. Only 4 out of a 1,000 people in North Dakota choose to be an entrepreneur each month, that's why in this keynote I challenged the 996 people out of a 1,000 that support entrepreneurs to promote inclusion and make it easier for entrepreneurs to believe they can choose themselves.

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The Next Chapter: Supporting Entrepreneurship in Fargo and Beyond

I'm joining North Dakota State University as the Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives. Join me on this journey. Today, my past lives in education, community-building and entrepreneurship combine as I start a new position as...

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Digital Homesteading – The Future of Rural Communities

For the first time in history, rural homesteaders and urbanites have equal access to knowledge, markets and social connections. This potential can lead to a rural revival not seen since the days of the Homestead Act. For its lasting success, a culture of access and education is required.

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How to write a Kindle ebook: 5 Tips to a perfect ebook

More eBooks sell on Amazon than paperback and hardcover books combined. Using these five tips when writing an ebook will optimize your content for ereaders while providing you the tools you need to easily create, preview and export your work to Kindles, iPads and Nooks.

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Living and working in a Kindle world

There is zero friction between readers and writers meaning the price of content is zero. In this "Brave Nook World" you have to be a rock band, building fans through free and earning money from those fans by offering a concert (or product or service) they can pay for. There is still time to stand out in the Kindle world so start today.

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Earning $100 in the dump

Today I made $100 from the dump. While, not typically thought of as the hotbed of entrepreneurism, it was a perfect reminder of the importance and power of creating the virtual office. Instead of missing an important call I was able to connect and collaborate while standing under a 20 foot pile of compost. You may not dream of working from the dump, but knowing that you have the freedom to do so is priceless.

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Turning 30: Time for legacy work

It's easy as an entrepreneur and business owner to make busy-ness your key metric. My 30th birthday reminded me, there is no time like the present to begin legacy work. The work that people will remember you by. The work that defines you.

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4 ways to get published in the New York Times

How do you write and get published in a major news outlet like the New York Times? As Curt Rice shows, a little planning can pay big dividends and help you reach a large (and new) audience through traditional media. Read this article to learn 4 ways to get published in the New York Times.

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