The U.S. Small Business Administration prepared a press release to demonstrate the ways the SBA can support Veteran entrepreneurs and to highlight some of the events for the week of November 3-7. National Veterans Small Business WeekAccording to the release, “U.S. Small Business Administration district offices and resource partners nationwide will host more than 100 local events, including entrepreneurship training such as Boots to Business: Reboot classes, veteran access to capital workshops, and government contracting roundtables....

But how? Even the most obvious answers elude some entrepreneurs and most sports fans. How are team owners and innovators planning on integrating this budding technology into their stadiums? Let’s take a look: How They’re Played As Chris Kluwe, NFL star and Minnesota Vikings punter, points out in this TED Talk, augmented reality could allow for football teams to change the way they play the game. Football in particular lends itself to AR as the players already wear glass visors....

Do you currently live outside the greater DC area? Do you want to change that? If you’re a cool startup founder or CEO, Startup Arlington wants you to, and they have the grant to back it up. Who Can Apply Startup Arlington is aimed at entrepreneurs from outside the greater DC area who are interested in locating their business in Arlington, an urban area located right across the Potomac River from Washington, D....

This fact is most obvious when looking at the upcoming 2016 Olympics in Rio. In recent years, athletes needed to lock down sponsors in order to pay for all the travel, training, and turmoil that comes with being an Olympic athlete. This led to well-known athletes and charismatic individuals getting the spots when it came down to it. However, as many know, that is not what the Olympics are all about....

Tumblr My choice for creating shareable GIFs and funny memes that can send a large amount of reblogs, likes etc to your post. The traffic that you get from Tumblr may not be the highest quality as with the type of viral shares that happen, not everyone that shares your post (hopefully you linked back to your website) will visit your site, and those that do may not be your target market....

To all the moms out there out there raising the next great thought-leaders and entrepreneurs of the world: Happy Mother’s Day! Dylan Hamilton, CEO of Sharewhere I grew up on a farm in the middle of nowhere in Iowa, so my mom wasn’t your average warm and cuddly suburban mother. She had a relatively tough life and saw many of her own dreams denied or simply fade away, but she instilled in me that I could and should have great dreams....

This story is sponsored by WeWork, opening their Miami South Beach location July 1. Watch for a launch party announcement and a Tech.Co Celebrate Startup Event coming soon! A Focus on Community Development While many coworking spaces boast about their community of members, none can beat WeWork in terms of its commitment to creating that community. Last December, the provider of coworking spaces with roots in NYC but whose network now includes shared offices in cities like Washington, DC....

Before you accuse me of getting all Isaac Asimov on you, I believe in startups. I’m an avid beta tester and always root for the underdog. For the majority of the world, it would be considered wise to keep core areas of your life mundane and accept the shortcomings of your current options. But for the crazy ones, those frustrated with the oligarchies of enterprise, here are the startups disrupting not only old-school industries, but also precepts on what the utilities of your life ought to be....

< REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE > We’ll have a gaggle of startups on hand showcasing their goods, but before the event kicks off, we want to know what you think – who is Tech Cocktail Week’s Hottest Showcasing Startup? Let us know your thoughts by answering the poll at the end of this post (ends at 6:00pm local time on the day of the event). The winner will be announced live at the event and will receive invitation to Tech Cocktail Celebrate, additional time on stage to share what’s new with their startup, as well as the honor of being recognized as Tech Cocktail Week’s Hottest Showcasing Startup....

Whеn buіldіng a mobile app, оnе of thе major issues соnfrоntіng the dеvеlореr іѕ thе рlаtfоrm to pick – iOS оr Andrоіd, оr both? Thаnkfullу, wіth сrоѕѕ-рlаtfоrm mоbіlе app development tооlѕ, mobile арр dеvеlореrѕ dо not hаvе tо mаkе thіѕ pick аnd саn сrеаtе оnе арр thаt wіll work еffісіеntlу асrоѕѕ bоth platforms. The lаtеѕt gеnеrаtіоn оf cross-platform mobile app tооlѕ ѕuсh аѕ HTML 5, Sеnсhа and Rеасt JS resolve the challenges of compatibility аnd security problems thаt emerged durіng thе іnіtіаl dауѕ of thіѕ dеvеlорmеnt approach, and are gаіnіng іn рорulаrіtу....

Teachers and professors are using social media channels like Facebook to connect with other schools and individuals who can help them adapt their teaching practices to make the most of the digital tools. On the other hand, students are using digital technologies to connect with other students, not only in their country but across the globe, to engage in self-directed learning in areas of personal expertise and interest. Digital learning is already happening....

Data is the Lifeblood of a Business In the modern era, it is widely accepted that a company’s data is critical for the uninterrupted continuation of daily business operations. In addition to the corruption of customer records and financial information, data loss could force a company into noncompliance with federal and state regulations, which can result in fines and penalties. A well-conceived data backup and recovery strategy that includes local backup, online backup and offsite backup in three geographically different locations will significantly reduce the risk of downtime and customer service interruptions....

Sorry for that aside, reader, but I know you can empathize with my low tolerance for felines and their owners. The one I tried came in blue, but for those who aren’t as adventurous, FitBark comes in five different colors, so you can choose something a little more traditional and tuned-down, like a nice red or black. It’s much smaller than you would expect and didn’t at all irritate my neck; honestly, I forgot I even had it on....

According to the site, Herself.com is designed by women for women, aiming to empower women of all shapes, sexualities, gender identities and ethnicities. How? Raw, honest sharing and storytelling. The simple website is focused on interviewing women about their lives, sexuality and bodies in a written Q&A format with each interview also including nude images of the interviewee. These are not the kind of photos that you might see in Maxim or Playboy, but more artistically captured, nude images....

Based on his recent Medium post and inspired by his own personal experience, Lengstorf cautioned that not only should employers review their work policies, but employees also have the ability to put the control over their time back into their own hands. And entrepreneurs or freelancers who feel you must stack each day full of back-to-back tasks in order to stay ahead? You don’t get a special pass. Working more than 60 hours per week consistently will destroy your productivity....

Online privacy has been a hot-button topic lately, with social media companies and government bodies alike doing their best to explain what they’re doing with your data. However, from a legal standpoint, your boss or IT department enjoy some pretty scary access to your messaging and browsing behavior in the workplace or with work-supplied equipment. Think you’re safe to say whatever you want in a private email at work? Think again....

However, the tumblr’s about page reveals a deeper mission: User’s content and purchasing decisions are even more fragile in the internet age. Nest can discontinue its smart home hub device, rendering it useless (This is still a problem even if Nest later discontinued the CEO who made the decision). Websites can shut down with no warning, dumping any information that didn’t happen to be documented by the Internet Archive. But is the problem that bad?...

YouTube Search Insights will roll out to all brands and creators by the end of the month, following its initial debut as beta preview last November. And since YouTube is one of the biggest social platforms around, this is particularly good news for businesses that need to supercharge their content marketing efforts. How It Works The new abilities include data insights from user searches across all of YouTube — not just from the user’s own followers, although that data is included as well....

But “community” isn’t just a buzzword for Ware. “I have the best job in the world where I work with my best friends,” he says on his website. And he and the Downtown Project team want to bring that feeling to other residents of the area, promoting work-life integration and keeping the feel of community even as downtown Las Vegas grows. To that end, one of Ware’s latest projects is the Work in Progress 6th Street Workspace, a coworking space that offers classes and social activities....

Customer support is one of the most complicated aspects of running a business. While it doesn’t actively make you money, ignoring it can have a decidedly detrimental effect on your bottom line. To make matters more confusing, perpetually shifting trends mean that whatever’s working today won’t necessarily being work tomorrow. However, as long as you stay up to date on the latest technologies entering the field, you should be able keep your customers happy....