Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

If these new entrepreneurs decide to continue with their newly found business, they’d be an addition to a huge community of entrepreneurs and I, as a business owner myself who started in humble beginnings, is proud and ready to welcome them in the entrepreneurial world. 5- More due to low costs. Photo Credit: Tamara Ramos.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. It seems that more people are focused on money today.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Too often, CEOs and small business managers suffer from analysis paralysis. Reply Lots of low cost experiments « Open Ambition , on April 22, 2009 at 8:58 am Said: [.] Reply Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic -- Pivoting the Business Model , on April 14, 2010 at 6:32 am Said: [.] And nice site.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Private investors could also be angel investors who form a small group of high net worth individuals, focused on investing in local businesses and offering services to help build your business up and see it succeed. You can establish a budget based on what you know the principal and interest will cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. It seems that more people are focused on money today.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Repaid 12-36 months with ability to prepay at reduced cost. As your business grows we calculate what we call “Founder Earnings” and Earnest is paid a percentage. Capital need of up to $1.5M over next 12 months.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 18, 2024

As a former business exit advisor, she crafts exit strategies, adding up to five figures to clients’ net profit monthly so they can focus on growth. Pork bun.com/duct tape marketing 24, know one of the first things I outsourced when I started my business payroll and hr. (11:58): But that comes at a cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale.

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Up and Running

APRIL 6, 2020

If you’re out of cash, you’re out of business. If you’re running a startup or small business in these times, you have to be thinking about a Plan B and even a Plan C. As I write this, at least 20% of the United States is on lockdown and only “essential” businesses have their doors open. You have positive cash flow.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Effective budgeting plays an integral role in small business success. An operative budgeting strategy also helps businesses measure performance against expenditure and gives management the go-ahead to appoint resources that contribute to the company’s success. . Not planning for emergency costs.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

The overarching idea, of course, is to reduce the cost of capital while maintaining appropriate flexibility for the venture.  Business success is the ultimate goal. 2]   Aligning interests in structure: cost and risk. Example one: Sustainable net operating income with some growth in a stable market. 

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

You may be well versed in the industry you’ve chosen to pursue as a business owner, but less confident about how to manage finances. Dun & Bradstreet estimates that 90 percent of small businesses fail for financial reasons, most notably, cash-flow problems. Here are some simple tips for handling money as a startup: 1.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 3, 2018

Every business — theoretically, at least — has customers, but that doesn’t mean that every business needs a CRM. There are, however, a few different business models that will be able to realize significant benefits from an investment in CRM software. Salesforce.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. Have you always dreamed of being your own boss? You just want to check her out.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Innovative products and business models are the foundations of a promising startup. Creating a scalable business model. Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. Sure, it should be unique.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

A profit and loss statement is essentially an explanation of how your business made a profit (or incurred a loss) over a certain period of time. It’s a table that lists all of your revenue streams and all of your expenses—typically for a three-month period—and lists at the very bottom the total amount of net profit or loss.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You're selling your culture, you're selling your client list, you're selling your business model, but that's it, you have no tangible also, you know, agencies, don't typically service clients in a localized market. Are they all SMBs small businesses or do you have enterprise really big clients?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

Sara focuses upon another side of small business financing not typically considered in the angel and venture world, financing from sources for companies that will probably never be attractive to those niches. . They can also help you with an SBA (Small Business Administration) loan, if that path is correct for you.

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David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

Lower processing cost. Much lower cost of capital, if company is highly successful. The cost of VC funding to a unicorn CEO can easily be the equivalent of paying well over 100% annual interest. Focus on lower-risk business models; no requirement for a ‘swing for the fences’ model.

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2015

To see whether your business is doing well with collecting its accounts receivables, consider keeping track of your receivables turnover ratio (net credit sales over average accounts receivables balance). A low ratio might indicate it’s time to reassess how you do business. See Also Cash Flow Calculator.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

As a company selling to other businesses, you can be selling a relatively straightforward piece of technology “off the shelf” to small businesses to the end-user who is also paying for it. Again, the way F500 buy software is very different from the way you & I pay for productivity tools or how small businesses buy software.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. There’s a world of difference between PR success and actual business success. We’ve listed below some of the more creative ways that we’ve seen our portfolio companies and others attract the media, at zero or trivial cost.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Some cities, such as Portland, OR, also have what Patrick calls “beer angels,” private individuals who understand the beer business and invest in select breweries and cideries. Loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) can also be a good avenue, but “bank to bank the SBA program is used differently,” says Patrick.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. There’s a world of difference between PR success and actual business success. We’ve listed below some of the more creative ways that we’ve seen our portfolio companies and others attract the media, at zero or trivial cost.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries.

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Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2015

Learn more about business credit: BusinessCreditFacts.com , Dun & Bradstreet. Some of the services for small businesses discussed: LivePlan , Creditera , ZenPayroll , QuickBooks Online , BambooHR , Trello. There’s different kinds of founders and small business owners. You know what I mean?

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 31, 2015

We asked one of our customers to please take their business elsewhere. Why would a small business do such a thing? Some customers simply drain resources, strain the team, and end up costing you more than they bring in. The key is to identify the (hopefully) rare customer who costs more than they provide.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I don’t have any formal business training and I actually think it’s served me well.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

‘Cause I think it’s not just a business model; it’s maybe a mindset shift. I mean, it’s always been a good business practice to create a customer experience, the likes of which would make somebody want to buy from you again and again and again and refer their friends. Anne Janzer: It is.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

With recent legislation and new portals on the Web, it’s entirely possible, perhaps for the first time for small businesses. Simply stated crowd funding or crowdfunding is the raising of capital in small amounts, from a broad base of investors. Usually the investors are non-accredited, and only invest a small amount.

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2016

Unfortunately, no one in my circle ever asked me about a business plan. Actually, they hadn’t even asked basic questions about financing or labor costs. See Also: How to Start a Care Home Business. The divide between a small home and a massive building is about more than size, however. Labor costs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 29, 2016

Here’s what I know – most small business owners invest far too little in marketing, in part, because they don’t fully understand how to do so confidently. Armed with this knowledge you might start to think of some new ways to focus on list growth, not for growth sake, but to generate far greater opportunities for business.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner with questions about funding your small business? Maybe you are wondering which metrics to track, or whether or not you should take out a loan for your business. You can kind of think of it like a kayak for small business. My name is John Bates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Until the recent recession, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Business model to maintain lifestyle is the primary driver.

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