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15 Ways A Brand New Small Business Can Look Established

YoungUpstarts

Stat that matters : According to a 2016 Vendasta study about online reputation , 61% of consumers are more likely to contact a local business if they have a mobile optimized site. This should come as no surprise: If you’re a small business, make sure your listings are claimed. Keep it clean. Or reviews!

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What Millennial Women Leaders Can Teach You About Entrepreneurship

Up and Running

The figures are more inspiring today: The 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report says “there are now 11.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States, employing nearly 9 million people and generating over $1.6 This is significant—in 2012, there were only 8.3 million women-owned businesses.

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Venture Capital Funding and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

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In 2016, women were the recipients of 4.94 Additionally, women actually lost ground over the past year in terms of actual dollar amount awarded by VCs to women-founded startup; in 2016, women were the recipients of “a smaller piece of the pie than in every year this past decade, with the exception of 2008 and 2012,” according to Fortune.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

in 2016, as an advanced e-mobility and automotive technology company with the mission to develop world-class, emotionally-compelling vehicles featuring the most forward-thinking automotive technologies in existence. In 2011, I began learning about hair restoration and started North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012.

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16 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Side Hustles

Hearpreneur

It is an online business that helps homeowners. I blog about home and gardening topics and make money from product recommendations to my audience, mostly through Amazon associates program. I launched my first online bootcamp in 2012 and then launched my DIY SEO blog called Get Found With Fuse. Photo Credit: Nate Masterson.

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Grow Your Business With This Excellent Advice from 7 Exceptional Small Business Coaches

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If you’re not ready to pull the trigger and hire a business coach today, we’ve got you covered. We’ve curated a list of 7 exceptional small business coaches sharing some of their best advice. Brad Sugars is one of the top names in business coaching today. Image courtesy of Local Small Business Coach.

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15 Female Entrepreneurs Share What Changes They Would Most Like to See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Share A census in 2012 found that 36% of all businesses were owned by women – a number which has steadily increased. Female entrepreneurs and business owners are no longer taken with a grain of salt. In 2015, businesses owned by women brought in more than $1.5 None of them were entrepreneurs or owned a small business.