What Your Startup Needs This Week 7/9/12

"No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team." - Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder & Chair of LinkedIN from 'the start-up of YOU'

Happy Summer!

I hope you had a fun, firework-filled Fourth!

The Monday after vacation is rough, but not to worry - here's your weekly newsletter to start the week off right.

This Week In Regions

Check out the following highlights for recent activity across our regions, and be sure to connect with your local region:

Startup Puerto Rico Joins as 26th Region

Startup Vermont Partnership Conference - A Great Success

EVENT: Innovation Showcase - Indianapolis, IN

Thursday, July 12 3-7pm

Use the coupon code "startupamerica" to receive $10 off the purchase price of $50 when you buy online at http://theinnovationshowcase.com

Upcoming Learning Series

Wednesday, 7/11 from 2:30-3:30pm ET

Marketing for Startups: How to Earn Customers without Spending a Fortune

Friday, 7/13 from 12:00-1:00pm ET

How Startups Can Navigate Federal Government Resources with Sean Greene of the SBA

Wednesday, 7/18 from 2:30-3:30pm ET

How Successful Businesses Are Generating Tons of Leads with LinkedIN

Thursday, 7/26 from 4:00-5:00pm ET

How to Create a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) for Your Startup

Friday, 7/27 from 12:00-1:00pm ET

Crowdfunding for Startups with Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss

Remember to sign up early and submit your questions for the experts.

Let's Get Social

We want to support and celebrate you! Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and pin with us on Pinterest to share your story and to stay up-to-date with what's going on with your peers across the country. This isn't a one-way street - share your social sites with us and we'll be sure to follow you back.

We celebrate our startups on Facebook. You'll get to know our Featured Startups, access blog posts, and view interesting articles from outside sources.

Twitter is the best way to get concise, quick information, like tips for writing a blog post or best summer reads for startups. It's also your backstage pass to events - you'll get updates and pictures live and in real-time.

Pinterest is our "visual Twitter," and we already have boards set up for you to pin to. Did you have your own event? Pin your pictures to our Events Board. Stumble upon an interesting and informative infographic? Pin it.

Social Questions? Shoot us an email at social@s.co.

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