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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. miiCard will build the user base directly and through partnering vendors using multi-channel distribution strategy. It provides a safer, faster and more convenient way to transact online.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Consumers skip through the classic Google ads on Youtube but they sit through “tutorials” their favorite influencers deliver and drive up engagement and sales with the discount codes tailored to the influencer. Second, European fintech companies are taking over North America thanks to the Open Banking regulatory initiatives and PSD2.

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The Small Business Content Marketing Paradox

crowdSPRING Blog

That shouldn’t be surprising – many startups are effectively using content marketing as their inbound sales strategy. More importantly, frequency of content and inbound leads – potential sales – are also closely related. Related posts: The State of Business To Business (B2B) Content Marketing In North America.

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When Krave Jerky Showed up in Class with a $435,000 Check

Steve Blank

These new entrants disrupted their food categories by offering high quality proprietary recipes, outsourcing their manufacturing, and using their cash and resources on sales and marketing to build distribution and a differentiated brand. Krave generated ~ $35 million in net sales over the last 12 months.

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Can Facebook Really Help Your Business?

Up and Running

I’m always impressed by those that use Facebook—I see so much traffic coming to the corporate website via this particular social media channel. That means if your target audience is ANYWHERE in North America, and over the age of 13 with access to a computer, chances are they are pretty heavily represented on Facebook.

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So You Want to Start a Cannabis Business: Advice for the Absolute Beginner

Up and Running

In 2016, marijuana sales in North America grew by a massive 30 percent, and sales are projected to reach $20.2 Many states have only legalized cannabis for medical use, but that’s gradually changing as well. billion by 2021. This is a huge deal, especially considering the industry is still in its infantile stages.

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7 Tips for Independent Bicycle Dealers to Grow Profits This Year by Eric Levenhagen

Mike Michalowicz

This could be 4-5 shoppers per day in a typical store and an extra bike sale per day. One growing product category in North America the past few years is electric bikes. Pat Hus is VP & Show Director at Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America. that have been successful.