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6 Time-Saving Social Media Tools For Startups

YoungUpstarts

Canva offers a way to crank out solid images without the time and budget costs of scheduling lengthy training sessions or hiring designers. All vary in terms of size, cost and intended use, but ultimately their purpose is the same: to help you do more with less. Tools are designed to make all jobs easier. Less effort.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). The next step after measuring the customers you’re adding is to add the “cost to acquire” by channel. Make sure that you count the “true” cost to acquire customers. lowering $1.50

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8 Entrepreneur Share Their Biggest Business Fails and How They Rebounded

Hearpreneur

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. 1-Hiring inappropriate council. Hiring inappropriate council constituted a $15k mistake because the incorrect company was formed–costing us time and $15k.

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8 Entrepreneurs Share Their Biggest Business Fails and How They Rebounded

Hearpreneur

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. 1-Hiring inappropriate council. Hiring inappropriate council constituted a $15k mistake because the incorrect company was formed–costing us time and $15k.

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Why It’s Hard For Startups To Scale Internationally

The Startup Magazine

A lot of startups fail to take into account the cost of scaling internationally. Competitive hiring in a foreign market can often be more expensive than thought and, so can costs for supplies and transport. When popular UK brand, Pret a Manger first launched in New York, it resulted in a loss for the entire company in 2003.

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How to Say Thank You :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

Duct Tape Marketing

We ended up putting in our equipment at no cost, and two days later the smell was gone. It’s not sexy, nor is it costly (in hard costs, but the time she puts into it is certainly of high value), but the specificity and clarity with which she writes is something I deeply appreciate.

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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

Up and Running

In case you haven’t heard of the website before, it allows you to register and hire professional consultants with top-tier qualifications, at a fraction of the cost you might otherwise have to pay, and in a fraction of the time. Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie.

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