On this Independence Day I have been thinking about the summer of ’76 and America’s Founding Fathers. They are held up to generations as examples of great political and military leaders. But today I am inspired more by their entrepreneurial spirit and accomplishments and the lessons they hold for u
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From the Vault: America’s Founding Entrepreneurs
Posted by crowdSPRING under StartupsFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3428 days ago
A Victory for Artists Everywhere – Thank You Taylor Swift!
Posted by crowdSPRING under Social MediaFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3435 days ago
Thank You Taylor Swift! Wow. Words I never once imagined being typed by my own fingers. But, credit where credit is due, Taylor Swift went up against Goliath (Apple), carefully aimed and swung her sling and, Pow! The monster was vanquished!
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Small Business and Startups: Teams and Transparency
Posted by crowdSPRING under ManagementFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3442 days ago
How transparent is too transparent? The issue that I struggle with, as do many managers, is the “line.” How much information is too much and at what point does the information start to negatively impact productivity and morale?
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Small Business and Startups: Things to do Before I Die (Entrepreneur’s version)
Posted by crowdSPRING under ManagementFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3449 days ago
Every one of us, whether 40 years from retirement or 4, can be thinking about who will take over and how that transition should work is something every business owner should have in mind; there are lots of other things to think about as you develop that plan.
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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Own Customers (We Did!)
Posted by crowdSPRING under ManagementFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3456 days ago
Your customer’s voices are the thing you should be paying the closest attention to. Today. There are many ways to get your ear to the rail and listen to what they have to say: surveys, exit questionnaires, customer service emails, live chat, and phone are all channels that you can leverage.
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Innovation and Small Business: 3 Historical Winners
Posted by crowdSPRING under StartupsFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3463 days ago
There are dozens of examples of new ideas, inventions, and machines that launched a small business that grew and grew into business powerhouses. The world moves so fast today, that it is impossible to keep up with the thousands upon thousands of new ideas and inventions and equally impossible to pr
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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Kindergarten Teachers
Posted by crowdSPRING under ManagementFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3477 days ago
Kindergarten teachers are tasked with one of the most important jobs in the world: caring for our children. The job requires a facility for collecting and analyzing large amounts of data and skills that rival any manager’s abilities leadership, mentoring, organization, and collaboration.
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Small Business and Startups: 8 Steps To a Successful Redesign
Posted by crowdSPRING under StartupsFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3484 days ago
There comes a time when a business looks hard at its website and lets out a groan of dismay. Your website is out-dated, out-moded, and out-competed. Your own customers may have been telling you to get it together and, whether you are listening or not, it doesn’t diminish the truth that something mu
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Small business Congress-watch: Some Pending Bills (and Why They Matter)
Posted by crowdSPRING under StartupsFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3491 days ago
There is legislation pending in Congress that has the potential to positively impact your business and mine. Some of these efforts gain a great deal of attention via the media, but most of them are somewhat obscure (unless you’re willing to dig a little) and will never even make it onto our radar.
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Small Business and Startup Tips: Analyzing Your Search Data
Posted by crowdSPRING under MarketingFrom http://blog.crowdspring.com 3498 days ago
Tens of thousands of the world's best and most successful entrepreneurs, businesses, agencies and nonprofits rely on crowdSPRING for affordable and risk-free custom logo design, web design, a new company name or other writing and design services.
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