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We are proud to announce that we have fully redesigned our site! Check out our sleek design refresh, improved functionality, and tons of new features.

“I am immensely proud of our 2020 refresh. It will be thrilling to see our new site foster entrepreneurial growth and innovation like never before. Enjoy!”

– Jeff Sloan, Founder

Featured StartupNation Expert: Andrew Blake

President of Blake’s Family of Companies and the founder of Blake’s Hard Cider, Andrew cultivates conversations with leaders and innovators from his home state of Michigan and across the country. The purpose and mission of his “Everything Borrowed” podcast is to not only provide educational content on business and entrepreneurship, but to also shine light on balancing a creative mind with life and its influences.

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