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Three Tips For Your Small Business Blog - http://www.ducttapemarketing.com

Posted by Entrepreneurosaurus under Startups
From http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 4166 days ago
Made Hot by: crystalx72 on December 8, 2012 7:17 pm

If your business doesn't have a blog, you're missing an opportunity. A small business blog helps you market your company online, establish you as an expert in your field, increase your organic search results, and grow an audience that may become customers for your products or services. Creating a b Read More

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Weekend Business Ideas

Posted by HBCinc under Startups
From http://www.thenewbusinessidea.com 4168 days ago
Made Hot by: Marketing_Mashup on December 8, 2012 4:00 pm

If you have some spare time on weekends, why turn that time into a mini-escape and begin a weekly ritual where you write about your favorite hobby, a fictional story or an interesting experience you've had. Make the writing part fun, because the self publishing part is easy and cheap - and a great Read More

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How to write a business plan on a page - Big Red Tomato Company

Posted by TheBetterLeader under Startups
From http://bigredtomatocompany.co.uk 4167 days ago
Made Hot by: Small Business Tribe on December 8, 2012 11:08 am

There are many books and articles about business plan writing. Many will go into pages and pages of detail about what should be included in each section, but all of this is really not necessary. How to write a business plan on a page. Read More

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Smart Startups Never Let Negatives Bury Positives

Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4167 days ago
Made Hot by: Llewellyn on December 8, 2012 4:15 am

Managing and motivating a team in a startup is more than just using the right interpersonal skills. It’s more than providing recognition, tangible incentives, and clear work goals. A key influencer of satisfaction and motivation, top-ranked by employees, is positive progress and the completion of m Read More

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What a Great Bottle of Wine can teach you About Business

Posted by Webdev1 under Startups
From http://thesavvycopywriter.com 4166 days ago
Made Hot by: problogger78 on December 6, 2012 8:32 pm

A few times each year, I take a trip with good friends down to Sonoita, Arizona, a small city just outside of Tucson. In this small town are several vineya... Read More

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6 Core Elements of Winning Startup Launch Content

Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4170 days ago
Made Hot by: Llewellyn on December 6, 2012 1:19 pm

Your marketing launch is the most important element of startup success these days, to get customer attention in this world of information overload. Yet it is the one element that too many entrepreneurs focus on only as an afterthought. Everyone assumes their product or service is so great that “wor Read More

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More Entrepreneurs Embrace Conscious Capitalism

Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4169 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on December 6, 2012 1:06 am

I’ve noticed that most young entrepreneurs are more socially conscious today than ever before, which is a great trend. Unfortunately, some are so focused on this principle that they forget that every business, even non-profits, have to practice the basic principals of capitalism (build a business m Read More

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5 Tips That Will Help You Find a Startup Investor

Posted by paylane under Startups
From http://blog.paylane.com 4166 days ago
Made Hot by: FutureVision on December 5, 2012 6:27 pm

So you have a business idea. You’ve heard so much about startups going big, such as Square, Pinterest or Dropbox. At the same time, hundreds, if not thousands of new businesses failed and gave up after a few months. How do we increase our chances of launching a successful startup? By finding the ri Read More

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Which Kind of Self-employed Business Are You?

Posted by jennybhatt under Startups
From http://freeagenteconomics.com 4168 days ago
Made Hot by: FutureVision on December 4, 2012 8:21 pm

Are you sometimes confused about the differences between an entrepreneur and a small business owner? An entrepreneur and a freelancer? How about a freelancer and an independent professional?

Let’s try to get clear on the current definitions for these different self-employed identities. Read More

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7 Biggest Reasons Why Startups Fail

Posted by rvarshneya under Startups
From http://rahulvarshneya.com 4168 days ago
Made Hot by: NanoTechnologyMedia on December 4, 2012 2:15 pm

If you’re going to start up, you are bound to fail. When you start up, ensure that you overcome all of these 7 reasons which will increase the chances of success by multifold. Read More