Bismarck, N.D. (ap) A group of entrepreneurial North Dakotans are trying to capture the state's pioneering spirit and create a start-up business culture Bismarck.
Start Bismarck is a grassroots organization that aims to foster a culture conducive to start-up companies in the state's capital city.
Co-founder Garrett Moon says the group aims to bring people together in the city that are already working on creative business ideas on their own.
The group plans to host a "startup weekend'' in January and hopes to bring TEDx, an idea-sharing event, to Bismarck in the spring.