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LoudCrowd, an Austin, TX-based user-generated content (UGC) platform designed to allow brands to get more customers creating branded social content, raised $2.2m in seed funding. The round was led by LiveOak Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Active Capital and prominent Austin angel investors including Steve Schaffer, founder and former CEO of Offers.com. David Stewart, Venture Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners, will join the Board of Directors as part of this finan...

Life. as the third generation owner of this 70-year-old business, mye represe r hardware, his store has just about everything and then some. >> we have fishing rods, house wears, canning equipment, lawn and garden. >> and even though golden has several big box store, steve says when a customer cant come what theyre looking for, the large stores often refer them back to myer. >> probably a day doesnt go by that we dont have a recommendation from one of the big boxes. >> and the owners on main str...

hi, everyone. welcome to a very special small business saturday edition of "your business" here in golden, colorado. six years ago, small business saturday, that day in between black friday and cyber monday, got its start. since then communities across the country have banded together to get people to shop local as they kick off the holiday season. here in golden, nestled at the foot of the rocky mountain and just 15 miles from denver, its a community steep in history and entrepreneurs...

So special has nothing to do with the town itself. >> youve got all the incredible things that go on with the outdoors here as far as gateway to the rocky mountains, the foothills are here, kayaking, mountain biking. >> but all of those natural elements contribute to making people so fiercely engaged in ensuring golden retains its small town feeling. deann weber fell so in love with golden she decided to rent a space in the center of town eight years ago to open a coffee shop called the windy sa...

business" on msnbc. hi, everyone. im jj ramberg and welcome to a special small business saturday version of "your business" here in golden, colorado. six years ago small business saturday, that day in between black friday and cyber monday, got its start. since then communities across the country have banded together to get people to shop local as they kick off the holiday season. here in golden, colorado, nestled at the foot of the rocky mountains and just 15 miles from denver is a c...

As the third generation owner of this hardware store, they distinguished themselves of having everything and then some. >> canning equipment, lawn and garden, power equipment. >> and even though golden has several big box stores, steve says when a customer cant find what theyre looking for, the large stores often refer the customers back to meyer hardware in golden. >> probably not a day that goes by that we dont have a recommendation from home depot or one of the big boxes. >> as small business...