Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

With tools like SEMRush, Google’s Keyword Planner, and free website platforms like WordPress, there is no reason a small business can’t succeed, even in a competitive marketplace. Big business seems dead set on eliminating small business and government regulation is consistently making it more challenging to live the American dream.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

By some estimates, lawsuits cost small businesses in America more than $105 billion last year, a record-high that is likely to keep growing. Beyond the necessary protection against litigation that a business lawyer can afford you, there are many other benefits. We live in an increasingly complex legalistic landscape.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2014

Small Business Administration, SBA.gov, is a good place to start, since it provides resources to young entrepreneurs and new businesses. Well-read or degree-holding young start-up heads also join clubs and business associations to start thorough networking and continue the aforementioned self-promotion.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs. Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Welcome to Small Business Labs. Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. Emergent Research.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2017

Small business owners and entrepreneurs often find themselves dealing with two separate yet related issues: One is the trouble of doing their own books (including navigating the complex tax system) when that’s really not a core competency and takes them away from things they actually got into business to do.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

I love being able to work with a team of like-minded people on projects that are pushing boundaries and changing the way small businesses gain traction with SEO. In Corporate-America its the exact opposite. If you can live with the highs and lows of being a small business owner it can be greatly rewarding.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. Small Business Administration.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 28, 2010

Dan Danner, CEO of the NFIB, had an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that clearly summarizes all of the negative aspects for small business owners with the Obamacare system. And even if a small employer does pass this gauntlet of tests and paperwork, the credit is only temporary.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I give a talk to various business groups titled "The Future of Small Business in America". It also included some warnings about factors that were inhibiting entrepreneurs and could stifle continued entrepreneurial growth, including our tax policy, our approach to business regulation, and property rights.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2012

The benefits of microfinance have been debated since the ’70s when the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh began making tiny loans to impoverished small business owners. She started a business selling gas cylinders with a loan from MFW that helped her buy two cars to make deliveries. Lidia Calzado, U.S.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

When Alina Martin took over her father’s small company in 2007 it had been ticking along, growing slowly for several years. The company, Danatec, sold paper-based course materials for corporate trainers to use in safety training of employees. Growth also strains employees physically.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 22, 2020

We tragically lost thousands of troops and needlessly spent trillions on endless war, and I’m sure those who were at Ground Zero or who lost colleagues wouldn’t forget, but Joe and Jane America moved on. People lost homes and businesses—banks blew up—but then we went on an 11-year bull market run that sent unemployment down to historic lows.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 19, 2015

” They respond, “Oh, I didn’t start a company, I was the fifth employee of Company X.” In 2010, the Startup America Partnership finally got the US government to separate the notion of small businesses with high growth businesses. I respond “What company did you start?”

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David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Additionally, the Canadian government has significantly more rational immigration policies for foreign entrepreneurs than America, encouraging talented people globally to come to Canada. Another good example of a newcomer out of Ottawa is The Better Software Company *, an enterprise resource platform (ERP) for small businesses.

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Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2015

But if you’re self-employed, a part-time employee, or a small business owner, getting insurance is a difficult and expensive prospect. Despite government efforts to ease the process for these segments of the population, small business owners are still struggling to provide benefits to employees.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. Before you quit, you need to create a plan.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Economic inequality and opportunities for job growth are directly correlated with overall spending levels on R&D and with the geographic concentration (or distribution) or those dollars — both public funding (government) and private (as with VC). As noted above, government spending on R&D has fallen and at the same time U.S.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

To save the US economy, policymakers need to understand small business 101. economy and the ways in which entrepreneurship and the small business landscape have changed over the past few decades. Most businesses have few employees. The text of our latest OpEd is below. Policymakers in Washington, D.C.,

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

And They Believe as I do, that America’s Decline has Been Greatly Exaggerated. More than three in four of them see America as still the world innovation leader and the BEST place to start and grow a business. In fact, the main competitive advantage that these startup executives see for doing business overseas is cost.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I was driven by my desire for freedom and that’s what I got; along with an amazing opportunity to help transform my employees’ and my client’s lives through homeownership and real estate. I started my business because I was burned out and tired of seeing other people succeed, while I worked my tail off.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week the White House announced Startup America , a public/private initiative to accelerate accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship in the U.S. Startup America is a mashup of very smart programs by very smart people but not a strategy. I got a call from a recruiter looking for a CEO for the Startup America Partnership.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. Help is not exactly on the way. “ UK – Future Fund, a £500 million match funding for high-growth companies.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2019

Dictionary.com defines coworking as “ an arrangement by which freelancers or employees working for various companies share an office or other workspace. “ If you work remotely for a company five days a week, or you operate your own business that doesn’t need its own private office yet, a dedicated desk could be an ideal option for you.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

APRIL 12, 2010

It is not easy being an entrepreneur in America these days. While politicians in Washington love to give speeches touting how small businesses are the engines for job growth, revving up IRS audits of small business is like putting sugar in the gas tank.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 27, 2017

In that environment, people who work for salary, regardless if it’s government or private sector, are constantly afraid of possibility to loose a job. Yes, there is possibility that business can go down, but much more depends on myself so pressure is less. This is especially true for small businesses.

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Pascal's View

MAY 23, 2009

I am joining an unusual group of thought leaders crossing big business, small business, academia, venture capital, and government who have all come together to address the urgent need for solutions to our nation's cyber security vulnerabilities: Admiral (Ret.) Registration Fee for Government Employees: $45.00.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Exporting your goods to new markets is the dream of every small business owner. So many articles talk about how common it is for small businesses to become export giants and yet, for those of us that are in the midst of the hard work, it can seem like an uphill struggle. Issues at Borders.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Loading… Careers.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

company has to be more than small and newly founded to be astartup. There are millions of small businesses in America, butonly a few thousand are startups. To be a startup, a company hasto be a product business, not a service business. How much stock do you give early employees? No, not generally.A

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

She is also the author of Social Media Mastery: A Comprehensive Guide to Strategic Growth and is the founder of “The Authority Matrix”, which is a powerful tool used by Fortune500 executives that utilizes employee advocacy and influence. In 2015, Facebook anointed her as the Small Business and Facebook Marketing expert.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Loading… Small Business. Small Business. We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund. Small Business. Message Center ( new). ↓ More.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2012

The government can’t save us; it’s in dire straits, too. From sayings like “If you want the job done right, do it yourself” to the belief that the longer you stay at the office, the better employee you are, it’s clear that Americans think that spilling one’s blood, sweat, and tears is a noble calling. Clearly, the system is broken.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2016

Further, we had a very simple organization structure, so ease of governance and compliance drove our choice of corporate structure.”. However, the business structure you choose will depend largely on your plans for your business, and how you intend to fund it. 35 Great Ways to Fund A Small Business.

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Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

Tax season has come and gone, but the main takeaway from our recent webinar on tax planning for small businesses is that the key to saving money on your taxes is to think ahead and plan. It’s never too early to start thinking about how to prepare for your business taxes. I’m really excited to have Ryan Clower from M.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Meanwhile on the West Coast – “The Group” 1950’s When Ampex was raising its money, in 1952, an employee of Fireman’s Fund in San Francisco, Reid Dennis , managed to put $20,000 in the deal. to spur innovation was a new government agency to fund new companies. government would invest three (up to $300,000.)

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I am the Founder of Sonjara, Inc – a woman owned small business in Northern Virginia. We work with non-profits, for-profits, US Government, and international organizations, to identify the underlying goals, the users needs and abilities, and put together an appropriate technology solution to meet the requirements.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally. Previously, Shamina was Mastercard’s Global Director of Government Services and Solutions where she worked to digitize social subsidy programs in over 40 countries.

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