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Organize to Optimize

With so much going on in our lives, a lot can get lost in the hustle or missed on your to-do list. Keeping track of your processes and information can be a vital part of pushing yourself and your productivity...

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Community Engagement within Small Business

Community engagement has historically been considered an important policy of many medium to large companies. However, it can be equally important for small businesses. Companies that emphasize community involvement can preach its positive benefits in many ways such as better...

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Goal Setting this New Year

Happy 2024! As we start this new year, we are often reminded of the importance of goal setting, as many of us think of the intentions, resolutions, and achievements we hope to gain within the next 365 days. Though these...

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4 Tips For Exploring Your College Town

Is there an urge for you to enjoy where you eat, sleep, work, and study? It can be hard to fit in time to explore and foster new connections with a rigorous school and work schedule, but the enriching experiences...

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Support Small this Holiday Season

Happy November! We hope everyone has had a great month so far, as we begin to wrap up the 2023 year! As we closely approach the holiday season (some may argue we are already in it), many of us use...

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Photo 101: How to take the best photos, yourself!

When it comes to photography, specifically photographing for an idea or business, it can be a daunting process of knowing where to start. If you don't have the knowledge on shooting a proper photograph, you should hire out for this,...

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Additions at 100K Ideas

Happy September! We hope everyone had a great and enjoyable summer, as we move toward fall festivities. Reflection comes from this change in season, especially this quarter at 100K Ideas, with all the last few months held for our organization....

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The Essence of Product Design: Transforming Ideas into Reality

Design is not an isolated concept, rather it’s all around us and affects everything we use on a daily basis. Think about a world where there was no design – we wouldn't have smartphones, cars, or even chairs to sit...

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2023 100K Ideas Summer Fellowship

Intro: We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer, and we urge you to soak up these last months of relaxation! Our names are Brennan, John, Evan, Carter, and Evan, and we are a part of the 2023 Fellowship Program...

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AI: How Small Businesses can Benefit

AI (artificial intelligence) has rapidly transformed various aspects of our lives and has impacted the way we work. As technology continues to evolve, AI is becoming more and more integrated into our daily tasks, reshaping traditional work processes and revolutionizing...

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Where’s My Stuff?

With the infamous “notification" being an ever present phantom, and always taking our attention; it's harder than ever to be organized. These energy vampires can distract us from our daily tasks, and can lead to more stress! Being organized can...

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A Time of Change: 100K Ideas has MOVED!

Happy April! As we entered this month, there have been a plethora of changes happening. With the addition to the warmer weather, and the start of spring, a lot of other changes have occurred for us here at 100K Ideas!...

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Balance in Employment & Education

“Go to school!” “Go get a degree!” “Expand on your education!” These are all quotes and statements that I have heard day in and day out. However, as many times as this was reiterated to me, I never heard of...

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A Growth Mindset

As entrepreneurs there is a certain way most of our brains think. Entrepreneurs are seen as outgoing and creative, risk takers. Never viewing challenges as stopping points but as stair steps to step over and move forward. Entrepreneurs and business...

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5 Tips for the New Year

Happy new year everyone! As we take the time to celebrate with one another and reflect on memories from last year, let's also take the time to create our goals for this year. Some may want to stick to goals...

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A Year in Review

Happy Holidays! We hope everyone is enjoying these past few months and has been able to stay safe and healthy as they spend time with loved ones. As the year winds to an end and we begin to plan for...

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8 Tips for Businesses in Peak Season

During the busy season, businesses can earn maximum profits… and maximum stress. November and December are the biggest months of the year for almost every retailer because of the holidays, such as: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas,...

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Leveraging Your Resources

“I am not an artist.” Is a phrase uttered so intensely, so frequently, by people who are only limited by one thing, the knowledge of how to use what they already have. This logic can apply across a variety of...

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Graphic Design: Tips for why it is important to have a logo and branding.

Do a lot of people and research tell you that you need to have a logo and branding? Do you not know what this means or why it is important for your business? As a graphic designer here at 100K...

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Summer’s Reflection

Happy (soon to be) Labor Day! We hope everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday. As we wind down from summer, I took some time to reflect on the past few months at 100K Ideas and some engagements that...

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The 2022 Summer Fellowship Experience

Happy summer! We hope that everybody is enjoying their time and taking advantage of the sunshine. Summertime is for trying new things and going on adventures, and that is exactly what we have been doing! We are the 2022 Summer...

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Expanding Your Social Presence

Happy start to summer! As the days are warmer, longer, and more individuals are out and about, this may be a great time to maximize on the engagement within your business. But where do you start? How do you do...

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Engaging with your Community

Happy May! As summer approaches and events begin to happen, opportunities may arise to help get involved in our community. New and existing businesses rely on the relationships they are able to create and maintain, and a great way to...

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Personal Development

Everyone’s journey to personal development is different; for some, waking up early is the goal and for others, it’s being an active listener. Personal development is masked in more ways than one and it’s up to us to outline what...

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The First & Last Fifteen

There always seems to be too little time in the day; especially for entrepreneurs, self-starters, and individuals striving towards success. Balance in our daily lives is becoming increasingly valuable and it may seem impossible to take a chaotic work schedule,...

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Practicing Mindfullness

As we enter our second month of 2022, we may find ourselves reflecting on goals we set at the beginning of the new year and critique how well we’re progressing with them. It can be easy to place pressure on...

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Working for 100K Ideas

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a safe, happy, and healthy holiday. As we begin the new year, many of us will take the time to evaluate goals, start new ideas, and evaluate/reflect on the current state of our...

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Giving Back this Holiday Season

One of 100K Ideas’ missions, especially around the holidays, is giving back to our community. We are always dedicated to finding ways to continue to support those around us and this holiday season we decided to adopt a family. Being...

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Navigating Industrial Design

Design process Initial idea (Identifying a problem) Research - better understanding of problem Opportunity / solution (solve problem in a unique way) Ideation, (problem solving through sketching) Refinement (get a final design solution)   The profession of an Industrial Designer...

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Office Hours Innovation Grant Winner: STEMLETICS & EAST Facility

As some of you may know, 100K Ideas has recently launched our Office Hours Innovation Grant back in September. In partnership with the Ruth Mott Foundation, we are providing 10 innovators with the opportunity to be awarded $1,000. We are...

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Building Your Brand

When it comes to starting a business, of any kind, branding can be a key factor into the marketing, aesthetic, appeal, demographic, etc. you are pulling from your company. Though this is an important step, it can also be a...

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Navigating a Business While Having Other Obligations

What is on your mind the second you open your eyes in the morning? Is it work, school, or your lifelong dream? Dreams often get pushed to the back of the mind due to being overwhelmed with other responsibilities. Often,...

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100K Ideas Summer Fellowship Experience

As we enter into another month of summer, many individuals are filling their free time with vacations, days on the lake, and gaining different types of work experience. For us ‘Summer Fellows’ here at 100K Ideas, our summer days have...

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Motivating Yourself Through a Creative Block

We are halfway through the year already! Time moves so quickly, we’ve had hot sunny days as well as thundering stormy ones, but we have reached the point of our June blog post. As people we occasionally find ourselves stagnating...

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Finding Balance

When it comes to starting a business, of any kind, branding can be a key factor into the marketing, aesthetic, appeal, demographic, etc. you are pulling from your company. Though this is an important step, it can also be a...

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Spring into Action

As the world begins to bloom this beautiful month of April, the time is perfect to seek inspiration and let your ideas and creativity blossom! Many take advantage of the changing weather to grow their business and ideas to reach...

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The Importance of Women and Entrepreneurship

Throughout our history, women have been able to accomplish amazing things, regardless of the challenges they faced. They’ve fought norms and standards set for them and rose above stereotypes to powerfully impact our world for the better. March is dedicated...

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Catching Up with Past 100K Intern: Aaron Hall

Happy February everyone! This month we are following up with some of our amazing fellows and interns to see how they are doing post 100K. One of the individuals we were able to catch up with is Aaron Hall. Aaron...

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Sticking To Your Goals in 2021

Happy 2021 everyone! We are so excited for the start of the new year and look forward to all the hope and inspiration it brings. As is normal with the new year, many individuals take this time to think about...

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Supporting Small Businesses: What You Need to Know

Happy winter! We hope everyone is having a safe and relaxing December. During this time of year, many individuals take the opportunity to try and give back, whether it be to their family, their friends, or even their community. This...

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