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Celebrating CEO Start graduates

Minnesota Spokesman Recorder featured the latest two graduations for the CEO Start group-learning opportunity.

Over an intensive 10-week journey, these determined entrepreneurs worked to validate their ideas, challenge their assumptions, and develop actionable business plans to turn their business ideas into a real venture.

The training culminated with a pair of pitch events where participants showcased their ideas to a group of friends, family, and peers. 

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