The DEC: Launch – One Idea at a Time
Just a couple of months into the DEC’s launch and our vision to build a resource center dedicated to helping startups thrive is becoming a reality. We have eighteen startups on board, including...
View ArticleThe DEC: Insider – The Summer Internship
From a young age, I have always been a planner. By the third grade, I had picked out all of the colleges that I was going to apply to, which ironically only included Ivy Leagues (dream big right?) This...
View ArticleQ&A with The DEC’s Newest Entrepreneur In Residence
The DEC announced this month our first Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR). Michael Sitarzewski joins the DEC as an EIR to help provide leadership, strategy, connectivity and vision for the parent...
View ArticleStartup Grind with Matt Rutledge Recap
Each month, Startup Grind, an event series designed to educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs, hosts guest speakers to share their entrepreneurial story with our community. They talk about...
View ArticleStartup Weekend NEXT Brings Customer Development To The DEC
Of the thousands of startups that launch every year, most fail because of a shortage of customers and the lack of a profitable business model. Startup Weekend launched the national NEXT program...
View ArticleStartups Present Wednesday At VentureSpur’s 2013 Dallas Pitch Day
Oklahoma City based startup accelerator, VentureSpur, launched a Dallas location for their 12-week 2013 program; following their successful debut with 4 startups last year. The seven participants in...
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VentureSpur Pitch Day 2013 In Review
VentureSpur, a Dallas & OKC based startup accelerator, brought their 2013 program to a close with a sold-out Pitch Day event at the Inwood Theatre in Dallas. The event was an exciting success with...
View ArticleGlobal Entrepreneurship Week in DFW
This coming week, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) will connect 6 continents and more than 130 countries in celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship and exploring the limits of its potential....
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Wake Up Dallas, 1MC Wants To Buy You A Cup Of Joe
“Communities are built on a million cups of coffee.” It’s the simple idea that grew into a national startup phenomenon. 1 Million Cups is a weekly open forum event designed to engage local startup...
View ArticleWhy Dallas? (For Startups)
When you think of Dallas, what are the first things that come to mind? Some people think of the Dallas Cowboys, the popular TV show “Dallas,” or the airport that is on track to become America’s...
View ArticleDallas Digital Summit 2013 – Recap
This past December 10-11, we had the pleasure of attending the Dallas Digital Summit at the Irving Convention Center. Hailed as “a premier digital strategies forum with a goal of educating and...
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Startup Spotlight: Womanars
Womanars.com launched in 2010 to provide an online common space for women around the world to meet and share their most empowering stories. Generating original and curated videographic content,...
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Medrano middle-schooler recaps crash course in entrepreneurship
On Friday, November 1, I, along with nine other Medrano Middle School students, had the chance to spend a couple of hours with The Dallas Entrepreneur Center CEO, Trey Bowles. “Our experience with Trey...
View ArticleMicrosoft sparks questions for Dallas education leaders
Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Microsoft’s YouthSpark Connections event at The Dallas Regional Chamber with leaders from the Dallas education, government and business communities. This...
View ArticleDEC:EDU Recap: Intro to the Dallas Startup Community
Since we know that new and aspiring entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to plug in to the Dallas startup scene, we jumped into February with a free orientation to help them get connected with...
View ArticleThe DEC Ambassador Program- A Good Problem to Have: Volunteers and...
One of the biggest (and best) challenges entrepreneurial support organizations face is how to connect individuals who want to volunteer in the entrepreneurial community with the many opportunities that...
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Announcing the inaugural class of DEC Ambassadors
We are proud to announce the inaugural class of DEC Ambassadors for 2014! Thank you to everyone who supported, shared or applied to the DEC Ambassador Program. We were so impressed with the responses...
View ArticleHot in DFW: March 2014
Dallas recognized as a mini-hub for fashion startups and e-commerce – The Dallas Morning News details three different Dallas fashion/e-commerce startups, Foot Cardigan, Mizzen+Main, and Need, which are...
View ArticleWhat Startups Need To Know About Trademarks: An Interview with Craig Morris...
Craig Morris is the managing attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and a sort of evangelist who travels the country sharing information about the trademark application process with...
View Article7 things every startup should consider when moving into new office space
Your company has made it to launch. You’ve gotten some funding, and maybe you’ve even gone through an accelerator or incubator program. It’s time to move your startup into its own space and hang a sign...
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