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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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Once one quiets the mind to the drumbeat of negativity that passes as business and economic news, one can hear the sound of the nation’s entrepreneurial and risk-taking wheels turning. Here are seven bold predictions for 2011: #7. 5 American Small Businesses will Finally take the Global Plunge. small business exports.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2014

Now that you have your business up and running you must sustain and grow it, but how do you do that? There are many helpful resources for budding entrepreneurs and small business owners and my first recommendation is to start with the U.S. Wave is a free, cloud-based tool specifically designed for small businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It’s accepted that the more than 27 million small businesses operating today in the United States form the bedrock U.S. This year, he again pulls out his crystal ball to divine what’s in store in 2013 for small businesses: 1. Tablet/mobile-friendly websites become a must-have for small business owners.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. Image credits: Flickr, goincase.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. Just yesterday, a new study “ The PNC Economic Outlook: Survey of Small & Middle-Market Business Owners ” was published. Obviously, falling income over the past two years put additional pressure on small business cash flow.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! We ended up putting in our equipment at no cost, and two days later the smell was gone.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

They found that while in 1958, the average lifespan of a company listed on the S&P 500 was sixty-one years, in 2011 it was less than eighteen. I then suggested that they work with factories in the interior of China to reduce those costs, but again their compliance teams took too long to approve these new factories for it to help.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2014

What about small businesses? The independent artist, the mom-and-pop store, and the local pizza parlor don’t have the financial or technological resources to develop custom apps, which is why small business was the inspiration for the growth of DIY app building tools. Hobbyists and enthusiasts are getting on board.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

So far, we have succeeded in the former and these reviews do indeed help us when analyzing costs and identifying savings. Related posts: Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2011 Version. Small business and startup tip: managing bookkeepers, accountants, and the end-of-year mishegoss.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

The report also tracked maliciously registered domains and reported 22,831 — by far the most since the first half of 2011 (14,650). The majority of small firms, 75%, aren’t even aware of this.”. What about the cost to deal with these online threats?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2011

We all acknowledge that small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, and that technology is becoming increasingly important to help them survive and thrive in a poor economy. Here are his small business predictions for 2012: 2011 was the “Year of the Daily Deal”; 2012 will be the “ Year of the Empowered Merchant ”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2016

Small Businesses Must Make Data Privacy a Priority written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides a wealth of information on privacy , including articles and links to government sites. The actual cost to a company also can be quite real.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

How big are small businesses in Asia? Did you know, for example, that in Asia small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute between 25% to 60% percent to a country’s gross domestic product (GDP), constitute 16% to 69% of its exports, and employ between 52% to 97% of its workforce? Apparently, very very big.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Beyond Pokémon GO, technologies such as AR and Virtual Reality (VR) are the real heroes that will bring about new digital disruptions, and create opportunities for business-owners and marketers to revolutionise the way they run their business. The challenge then, is for businesses to be AR-ready when that time comes.

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Small Business Asia Mobile Singapore 175

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

John has invested in various small businesses and served as a mentor and branding authority since his beginnings in 1992. One of my favorite business turnarounds is the story of the founders of WhatsApp. It cost him $4.8B Daymond John is a well-known “Shark Tank” alumnus. At that time, SMS was still costly.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

2011 was the year where global economy shaped the life for companies everywhere. Based on 2011 I think it’s possible to make a range of predictions for 2012 that basically is an acceleration of the trends we have seen in 2011: 1. by Christian Lanng, CEO of Tradeshift. Global finance is being remade.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 16, 2014

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, or you just have an idea for an app, you’re first course of action should be to determine whether or not there is market demand for your app, and you can do this through your own primary research with little to no cost incurred save for the effort you devote to educating yourself.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again The Democratization of Entrepreneurship Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 2 of 2 – Virtual Valley Ventures Why Board Meetings Suck – Part 1 of 2 Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project Greatest Hits – The Gigaom Interview The Four Steps to the Epiphany is Now (..)

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2015

In February 2011, the company’s NPS was very high at 73 percent. Then, in the fall of 2011, the company decided to split off its home delivery of DVDs and the streaming service into two companies, which angered customers. This meant hundreds of hours of logging small business expenses were lost and unrecoverable.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Despite all the negativity we hear in the press about the sad state of the economy these days, the latest Citibank small business survey shows that the majority of small business owners believe they are poised to grow or are already in growth mode. says Raj Seshadri, Head of Small Business Banking at Citibank.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’s finally getting a little easier for small businesses to obtain the funds they need to invest in and grow their operations. Statistics from a variety of sources indicate a gradual loosening of lending to small businesses around the country. Have plans? Need funding? Lending is picking up. The December figure was up 2.7

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Developing strong customer relationships can make or break a small business. A simple website , semi-active social channels, and updated business information are in many ways the bare minimum. Editors’ Note: This article was originally written in 2011 and updated for 2020. Reward their support.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

While all of these factors are true to an extent, the truth of the matter is that the reduced costs of hardware and software are easily offset by the expense of engineers and experienced business people. Nearly all of your costs will be headcount, primarily in the engineering department. Should we go for it?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In cybersecurity, any individual, any business of any size, from a small business all the way up to a giant bank, is at the end of the day subjected to the worst that adversaries of any sort – foreign nations, organized criminal gangs – can throw their way. So that was my thesis when I left the Pentagon in 2011.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

As someone who grew up using and ultimately becoming frustrated with the limitations of Microsoft tools, and grew up submitting and hating small-business expense reports, I hope I can convince you that we’re fighting for the same goals. March 25, 2011 at 7:00 am. March 25, 2011 at 12:58 pm. Written by David Barrett.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

January 11th, 2011 the Chubby Team 34 Comments. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. Contributing to the high cost structure was the new culture of working 9-5 Monday through Friday. Investors Companies.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. For most businesses, that means making a choice of creating an optimized mobile commerce website or a native mobile application.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2013

A few months back, Ross asked in this blog whether small business should simply give up on social media marketing and outlined several trends that would support the decision to do so. I (along with around 3,672,435 other bloggers) have written a great deal about the impact of the Affordable Care Act on small businesses and startups.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

In 2011, I wrote about Jugaad, according to Wikipedia “a colloquial Hindi word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around”. Others, including OnDeck Capital, Lending Club and Kabbage, offer small businesseses small, shorter term loans, with less fees than traditional merchant advances and a streamlined approval process.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2012

If you are a small business owner or manager, it really doesn’t matter whether you are in the 50% of Americans who were thrilled about this decision or the 50% who were stunned in disbelief. In addition, tax credits that will kick in for many small businesses will mean savings of as much as 11% on total health insurance costs.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JANUARY 17, 2011

The last couple of years have been rough on small-business owners and a discouraging time for aspiring entrepreneurs. So what is the outlook for entrepreneurship in 2011? Most forecasts for 2011 are indicating little or modest growth in employment. Small-business owners remain pessimistic about the near-term future.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Clearly Define Your Business Model While this may sound like a trivial task, young startups often have an exciting and innovative product, but no real plan for monetizing it. September 14, 2011 00:53:22 Reply 0 Flag this comment Fabrizio Poli Follow If you want to expand your business internationally, this will be useful.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Simple to use and critically important, FB is a key portal to your business, a point of entry for many of your potential customers. If you haven’t been attentive to this in 2011, start in 2012. Do a reality check and see where there is fat to be cut or where you are underestimating the true costs. Attack your budget.

Small Business 117

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Simple to use and critically important, FB is a key portal to your business, a point of entry for many of your potential customers. If you haven’t been attentive to this in 2011, start in 2012. Do a reality check and see where there is fat to be cut or where you are underestimating the true costs. Attack your budget.

Small Business 112

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I started a couple of weeks ago with the first part of a post on small business trends for 2014; today I have 5 more trends that I’d like to share. Having said that, these may inform how you approach your business in the next 12 months; here ya go: 1. Related posts: Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt I).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Husband and wife co-founders, Todd and Laure Fisher founded CallTrackingMetrics in 2011 in their basement and together have grown it into an Inc. 500-rated, top-ranked conversation analytics software serving over 30,000 businesses around the world. Marketing Podcast with Todd and Laure Fisher. This is John Jantsch. Is what he told me.

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