How to Grow Your Business by Firing Customers

Avatar Posted by gimmesome under Startups
From http://www.squidoo.com 5975 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 9, 2008 10:48 pm
Studies of customer profitability in many businesses have found that only a small percentage of accounts are responsible for all of the firm's profits once costs related to acquisition, service, and support have been factored in. The staggering truth is simply this: many customers cost more to serve than they bring in revenue! Read More

How to Start a Virtual Assistant Business

Avatar Posted by Fenessy under Startups
From http://www.entrepreneur.com 5976 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 8, 2008 11:17 pm
In the past few years, the Virtual Assistant (VA) industry has increasingly been in the headlines. The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report and numerous other publications have made it clear that the virtual assistant business is trendy and growing. More and more virtual assistants are starting their businesses by ditching their corporat Read More

Managing 100 ideas the entrepreneur way

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From http://www.clubenetwork.com 5981 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 6, 2008 3:45 pm
When you have 100 great ways to improve your business, what do you do with all of them? Read More

Becky McCray: Creativity in the long term

Avatar Posted by ZaneSafrit under Startups
From http://zanesafrit.typepad.com 5982 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 4, 2008 9:13 pm
The importance of creativity in the growth of a business is discussed by Becky McCray of SmallBiz Survival (www.smallbizsurvival.com) Read More

Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit in New York City

Avatar Posted by womensphere under Startups
From http://www.womensphere.com 5983 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 1, 2008 7:07 pm
Join leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, angel investors, venture capitalists, and bankers at this one-day summit on July 11th in New York City. The NYC 2008 | Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit offers a unique immersion in entrepreneurial leadership, management, innovation, business development, and entrepreneurial financing Read More

How to Choose a Company Name: A 12-Point Test

Avatar Posted by luckycharmer under Startups
From http://blogs.wsj.com 6003 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 14, 2008 3:42 am
For entrepreneurs, the importance of picking the right name for a company may rank second only to naming a child. Name consultants are paid millions each year to help decide what to call a company. Now one has come up with a test: San Francisco naming boutique Eat My Words, which has worked for Kinko's, Jamba Juice and other household names. I Read More
Have you been to a specialty kite shop? Kites ranging in price from $34 to $1500 are easy to find. This weekend I purchased the top of the line “2 for $3.00” model from a non-Kite shop. In fact, I think I was at a pharmacy. Look, I'm not a professional Kite flyer; I just need the thing to come with sting and stay in the air. Read More

Why Startups Fail

Avatar Posted by Aaronontheweb under Startups
From http://www.vcdave.com 6021 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 27, 2008 1:47 pm
From the page: "An entrepreneur recently asked me why startups fail. Startups fail because they run out of money. You're probably thinking, 'Tell me something I don't already know!' Read on and you'll see that statement is deceptive in its simplicity." Read More

How To Make It Hard For People To Find Your Startup Online

Avatar Posted by Aaronontheweb under Startups
From http://onstartups.com 6024 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 25, 2008 6:07 pm
From the page: "I'm going to presume that most startups would like to be found online by people (you know, like potential users or -gasp- customers) . People try really hard to get their internet marketing "right" so as to increase their chances of being found by the right people online. There's a whole industry based on this need. I shoul Read More

Bulbstorm.com: Creating an Online Community of Innovators

Avatar Posted by suzyQ under Startups
From http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu 6030 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 16, 2008 2:05 pm
Bulbstorm.com enables its clients to air their ideas and get precious feedback not only from other inventors, but also from marketers, designers and even manufacturers. Posting your project to the Bulbstorm site is like leaving the isolation of the outside for a lively community inside. Bulbstorm documents your idea the moment you enter the sit Read More
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