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MN Cup is the Largest Statewide Startup
Competition in the Country

Calling all Start-Ups, Business Owners, and Aspiring Entrepreneurs, MN CUP opens for applications on March 26, 2018. 

Now in its fourteenth year, MN Cup, the nation's largest statewide startup competition, connects and coaches early stage ventures as they compete to be named the best new business idea of 2018.

How to Craft a Perfect Logo


As I was given this opportunity to write a post on logo design, I immediately thought of how much of my work here at Flint is spent designing, shaping, updating, curating and dissecting logos until they become "something." And by something, I mean that perfect symbol that evokes a feeling and a message and is memorable. Not an easy task. So, I thought I'd show and tell a bit of how we do it. It's a process our designers are very good at, and it's often a favorite part of our job.

What Not To Do 
When Leading a Team


Bad bosses can be tiring. They can blame you for things that aren't your fault, be unsupportive of your growth and in the end, hold a company back from progressing.

Having had troubling experiences with bad bosses before, Jon Good, the founder of gourmet chocolate company Jon Good Chocolates, makes sure he sets the bar high when it comes to leadership, taking blame when things go wrong, showing support for his employees and doing everything he can to help them be their best selves.


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Did You Know? 

Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilize the lawns. 

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