How to spend the first 10 minutes of your day

Excellent time management advice from R. Friedman of the HBR Blog Network, taking a page from Anthony Bourdain’s kitchen world.  http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/06/how-to-spend-the-first-10-minutes-of-your-day/.  Here’s a hint…it’s not opening emails!

Betaspring Named Among Top 15 US Accelerators

RI’s own Betaspring comes in at #11 in national report.  Betaspring is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator program for technology and design entrepreneurs who are ready to launch a company and change the world. http://betaspring.com/blog/2014/03/12/betaspring-named-among-top-15-us-accelerators Related articles Sensible Baby wins at SXSW Accelerator Awards The Best US Accelerators: 10 GAN Members In Top 15

2014 RI Biz Plan Competition to Award More than $200,000 in Prizes

The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition today announced that it will award prizes valued at more than $200,000 — including up to $50,000 in cash to the top competitor — when winners are named in May.  http://www.ri-bizplan.com/DefaultPermissions/News/tabid/162/News/2014PrizesAnnounced/tabid/281/Default.aspx