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Twitter Link Roundup #81 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week – Thumbtack Press – [link].

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer were all shuttered due to GM's bankruptcy, which occurred on June 1, 2009. John has invested in various small businesses and served as a mentor and branding authority since his beginnings in 1992. Two years later, the company had amassed huge debts because of high fuel prices and was near bankruptcy.

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15 Famous Companies That Started As Something Much Different

YoungUpstarts

But the store had trouble moving the jeans and almost brought the company to bankruptcy. billion in September 2011. The company came from humble beginnings , as founder Elliot Handler and his wife Ruth headquartered the small business in their suburban garage.

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Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value

Occam's Razor

If you are looking for inspiration … my absolute favorite small business example is Seventh Generation. I can't think of even one other business that understands its Facebook audience as well as they do. Social media success does not guarantee, business success. Facebook Brand Pages. Create a brand page.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners. My company now helps any new or existing business grow and succeed.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

Loading… Small Business. Small Business. About 14% of the technology firms that have held initial public offerings between January 2011 and the end of June 2012 went public with at least two share classes—more than twice the 6.4% Privacy Policy - UPDATED 10/18/2011. Small Business.

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The Only Way to Make Sure You’re Better Off Four Years From Now

YoungUpstarts

In 2011, the scoring for ‘A’ credit was raised to 730. We’ve all heard the horror stories: families so sunk in consumer debt they were forced to declare bankruptcy and individuals whose educational debt haunted them for the rest of their lives. And if they want to decrease the flow, they raise those scores.