Michael StrazaEconomic Development: What it is, its Importance, and How to Facilitate in Your CityTo some, the term development is scary because it’s associated with government spending. Although development efforts do require money…Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019
Michael StrazaCommunity Development: What, it’s Importance, and How to Contribute in Your CityPicture a young girl with dreams of owning her own business. Her family doesn’t have the means to pay for private school or hire coaches…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Michael StrazaShopping Confusion: What Does Buying Local Mean to You?The temperature is dropping, leaves are falling, and the holidays are right around the corner. As we’re scrambling to accomplish the tasks…Nov 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018
Michael Straza3 Keys to Developing Cities and Improving Lives: An Introduction to Community, Business, and…“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” — Theodore RooseveltNov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Michael StrazaLet’s Take A Step Forward And Work Together To Bring Bloomington/Normal “Back”Change can be scary, especially when we can’t control it. For the first time in what feels like a long time, there’s real fear in…Nov 3, 2018Nov 3, 2018
Michael StrazaWhy Bloomington/Normal Needs a Startup Incubator and How The Community Can Build One The Right Way“Building a startup community is not a zero-sum game in which there are winners and losers: if everyone engages, they and the entire…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Michael StrazainStartup SnacksWhere Should Your First Round of Investment Go?It’s no secret that building a sustainable business takes money. But few startups have enough of it to build quickly. So they turn to…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Michael StrazaBloomington-Normal’s First Bitcoin Mining Operation: Why and How We Worked as a Community to Do ItFirst published here on the ConsultStraza blogMar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Michael StrazainStartup Snacks6 Ways To Avoid Wasting Your Startup’s Seed Round of Funding“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” — Tony RobbinsMar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Michael StrazaThe Case Against Starting Your Own Business Right Out of College: What To Do InsteadLike driving a car, riding a horse, or skydiving, entrepreneurship is something that’s best learned through experience. But before you jump…Mar 2, 2018Mar 2, 2018
