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How to bring new concepts to the e-commerce market

At this morning’s E-commerce breakfast, local e-commerce company dogIDs‘ Jeremy Driscoll gave the lowdown on how they bring new concepts to market. The advice comes on the heels of recent…

Striking gold: Local entrepreneur ships chainmaille worldwide

Whirs fill the air at Weave Got Maille, as tiny blades cut jumprings. The walls are filled with them in bags — tiny ring of turquoise, ruby red, gold. A…

Arthur Ventures leads $6M round for TINYpulse

TINYpulse, a Seattle-based company that makes HR related software, announced yesterday that they raised $6 million from a group of investors lead by Fargo-based venture capital firm, Arthur Ventures. TINYpulse…

Atlassian goes public: Interview with Chairman Doug Burgum

Atlassian, the Sydney-based software company behind JIRA, Confluence, and HipChat, has officially gone public. The company launched under the ticker code TEAM on the Nasdaq this morning. Mounting investor interest…

Introducing Fargo Inc!: Fargo's newest business magazine

After two years in the making, local publishing company Spotlight Media has announced the launch of Fargo Inc!, Fargo’s newest business magazine. This monthly publication, which will launch its inaugural…

Dean Brewer Doran brings fresh vision to Concordia's Offutt School of Business

When Dr. Brewer Doran took the position of Dean at Concordia College’s Offutt School of Business in August, she brought a lot more than her luggage. She brought 15 years…

Simple In/Out app sees record year of growth

Simple In/Out started as a way to solve a problem, and make beer money on the side. One of the team members had a problem with the in/out board used…

Emerging Prairie's Month in Review: November 2015

The second-to-last-month of 2015 finished off with a grand finale, including a visit from Senator Hoeven, a full house Drone Focus event, and a 1 Million Cups reunion to top…

Capital Investing in North Dakota: How risk, policy & leadership are affecting entrepreneurial activity

As the “startup fever” sweeps the country, investing in startups has hit an all-time high. In 2014, venture capital investments reached $48 billion — the highest level in over a…

Meet the Captains: Startup Drinks, December 2015

The final Startup Drinks event of 2015 is next week! Join us on Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM for an evening of drinks, food and merriment.…