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Will The Marketplace Fairness Act Affect Your Small Business?

Up and Running

Many online-based small business owners, however, are not that interested in the political dealings of the Marketplace Fairness Act, and are instead wondering how this legislation will impact them, what they have to do to comply with the new act, and when they have to comply by.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Favorite Songs to Get Them Motivated

Hearpreneur

I am working on branding my coaching and consulting business Revenue Maximizing Solutions, which is an entrepreneur only spin off from the coaching business I developed with my current company The Money Library which teaches adults about financial education. Thanks to Robin, Au Pair in America ! #11 Image Credit: Robin Leon.

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[Review] Roadside MBA

YoungUpstarts

What happens when you pack three economists into a car and send them off on a road trip to discover the secrets behind America’s small businesses across the country? Readers will discover, in the co-authors’ conversations with those business owners, how those small companies dealt with their individual challenges.

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How to Start Your Own Gym

Up and Running

What struck me most about both interviews was the clarity and vision the owners had surrounding starting their businesses in the first place, and how specific they were about who they wanted to impact through their fitness services. The fitness industry in America: The fitness industry has exploded in recent years. In the U.S.,

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Entrepreneurship Under Attack

The Entrepreneurial Mind

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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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

Capacity Capital , based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the Southeast. Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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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. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview. Mexico/Central America.