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B2B Marketplaces Revisited

Version One Ventures

boom – expectations were high for B2B (product) marketplaces. Yet today, the world of B2B marketplaces still lags far behind its B2C counterpart. By reducing the friction for North American companies to find suppliers in China, they’ve been the most successful B2B marketplace to date. Alibaba is an exception.

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How To Build A Sustainable Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Starting a business, growing it and sustaining in the market are the three chapters of a small business story. Usually, small business owners don’t think beyond their quarterly or annual plans and they forget their long-term goals due to everyday hurdles. Every business comes with a long-term goal.

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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. The value of building a Q&A forum for business owners is that the quality of content is exceptionally high, and nobody is selling anything. Another core challenge facing small business owners is that of choice.

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4 Tips To Streamline Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

The costs associated with operating a small business can weigh heavily on growth and the ability to compete with other companies. Here are some ways your business could streamline some of its day to day functions. Here are some ways your business could streamline some of its day to day functions. Outsourcing.

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How To Handle Your Business Remotely

YoungUpstarts

However, if you are considering running your business remotely, you need to grasp using technology even more than companies who operate from the traditional setup. Using technology to your advantage can make management efficient and streamline operations for productivity. Establish Order of Operations.

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When Is It Time For Your Startup To Stop Relying On In-House Accounting?

YoungUpstarts

by Ryan Stevens, head of operations for Clutch. As your business grows, you may no longer have time or expertise to effectively manage your finances. According to Score, 40% of small business owners say bookkeeping and taxes are the worst part of owning a business.

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How To Keep Your Company Alive – Observe, Orient, Decide and Act

Steve Blank

Check if the the Paycheck Protection Program , ( here and here ) which provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses, can apply to your company. Operating Numbers. This plan has three parts: Pivots to your new business model, changes to your operating plan, and what initiatives you save for the recovery.