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Turn Small Business Saturday Traffic Into Future Sales: Five Ways The Right CRM Can Help

YoungUpstarts

The holidays are just around the corner and for many small or midsized businesses (SMBs) that means the potential for big sales. Small Business Saturday (held the day after Black Friday) has become a beacon, driving shoppers to seek out and support local small businesses while on the hunt for the perfect gift.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Rational burn profile, up to 50% of revenue at close, scaling down.

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Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013!

crowdSPRING Blog

Every year I have to sit you down and explain to you the importance of preparing for the end of year madness that every small business is required to experience. We budget 2 years in advance and update your assumptions on revenue and expense periodically throughout the year and I recommend that you do the same.

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Eight Tips to Help Small Businesses Get Serious About Reaching Connected Consumers

YoungUpstarts

by Annie Tsai, author of ” The Small Business Online Marketing Handbook: Converting Online Conversations to Offline Sales “ Are your customers “connected consumers”? Many small business owners don’t think so. As a result, small businesses don’t maintain a healthy online presence.

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Small Business and Startups: 5 Tips For Keeping the Books

crowdSPRING Blog

The best way for small business owners and startup entrepreneurs to deal with that complexity is through careful planning, detailed documentation, and careful organization. Often these companies will engage an outside tax accountant who specializes in the arcane details of the IRS as well as state departments of revenue or taxation.

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[Survey] [U.S] Small Business Owners Poised For Growth in 2012; Concerns Remain About Economy

YoungUpstarts

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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Lego Locks on To 6 Valuable Leadership Lessons for Small Business Owners

Small Business Force

Whether you’re an early-stage company or have been around for ten years, for entrepreneurs, leading and managing a small business, especially its growth, is never an easy task. ” I was brought in as the CEO to turn around a small publicly-traded technology company. But like Lego, we got surprised. Good or bad.