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"They look at what they did right and what they did wrong," Monti comments. "It's very helpful because they're actually getting help with their business. They really get down to some nitty-gritty stuff. People have to put their egos aside. The mistakes you make become fodder for public discussion."
"I happen to believe that businesses are among our most important civic institutions," Monti says. "Business people are important civic activists whether they recognize it or not. Being a good business person requires them to be good civic leaders. And, conversely, being good civic leaders helps them with their business.""Since no one has done this kind of research before, we're just testing the waters to see what we learn," he comments. "What we're learning from this collection of businesses is building a knowledge base that hasn't existed before."See the full content of this document
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Local Businesses Get Crash Course From Bu Professors
For entrepreneurs looking for help founding a business, there are numerous opportunities for help from micro lending programs to business resource centers.
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