YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
by Michael Houlihan, coauthor of “ The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built a Bestseller “. It’s official: Email, texting, and social media are no longer just helpful supplemental business tools. They’ve taken over the whole game. Yes, technology has made many aspects of modern living more convenient and “connected,” but the pendulum has swung too far.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
by Lior Levin. When it comes to business, whether offline or online, the most difficult thing to do is to get started. Unlike traditional businesses, setting up an online business does not require much in terms of capital investment and labor costs. You just need a website and an idea which you can or would want to sell to potential customers. Sounds easy but trust me, nothing could be harder.
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YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 3, 2013
“Policies are organizational scar tissue. They are codified overreactions to situations that are unlikely to happen again. They are collective punishment for the misdeeds of an individual” With excerpts like that, you can be sure that “ Rework ” by founders of 37Signals Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson isn’t an ordinary book on entrepreneurship.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Have you ever wondered why some startups are able to land funding while so many others struggle to do so? What is it about those startups that were able to attract not only the attention of venture capitalists, but also make them rip out their checkbooks and fall over themselves signing them? Is it a great business plan? An ace team of business types and star programmers?
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
by Tony Alverez. The last thing any business owner wants to worry about is whether the point-of-sale (POS) system is working. For a seamless POS experience, it’s important that you choose a good system, and that you maintain it properly. By proactively maintaining both the hardware and the software as outlined below, you can avoid the headache caused by malfunctioning hardware and software. 1.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
We all know the value of a good business card – it’s still one of the best tools for networking and marketing. But the business card has been around for over 100 years and it’s seen little innovation aside from the use of uncommon materials such as aluminum or plastic, or the implementation of QR codes to redirect recipients to an online webpage.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Small business sentiment on the economy this year remains skeptical, according to a new survey of 600 small businesses by Alibaba.com , Vendio and Auctiva. While many are generally optimistic about their own opportunities with nearly half of respondents expecting to see revenue growth this year, only 37-percent of them expect the economy to improve in 2013.
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