The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taxfyle is an innovative consumer, small business and enterprise SaaS accounting-tech company. Richard Lavina, CPA, Co-Founder and CEO of Taxfyle. Richard: I went to school for accounting and followed a path after graduation that those of us in that major typically follow: I started working for a CPA firm in Miami.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 11- Double our revenue. 1- Delegate and expand. 4- Visibility.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 25, 2013

The technique, although controversial in some quarters, has given the energy industry a huge boost of productivity, revenue, and profit as they learn to make the most of their existing assets and extract the most from their existing fields. The first important data-set to extract is the acquisition cost.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 11- Double our revenue. 1- Delegate and expand. 4- Visibility.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2022

He is a CPA and was formerly the Business Manager and Director of Live Events for Midroll Media. I mean, you said you were a, a cpa, uh, that's not necessarily an industry that jumped into podcasting early on, so, so what was kind of were, was that a real differentiator for you as a cpa or was podcasting just a side gig?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2019

For a business to be healthy, it must be profitable. In other words, your business must bring in more income than you spend on expenses. Remember, profit is not the same thing as revenue, nor does high revenue equal profitability. Make Your Business Competitive. Become the coach instead of the star. Conclusion.

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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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Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2021

If you like just having a side hustle that makes a bit of money on the side that’s perfectly fine, you don’t need to create a full business. But if you do find yourself spending more and more time on that money-making hobby, here’s how to convert it into a small business. Reach out to current customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2011

But Ross did not discuss a third crucial strategic factor – how to make the most of that new customer once they have converted from a new visitor to a paying customer. This is where the subjects of revenue enhancement and customer lifetime value arise. If a customer is happy to pay $19.99 The missing factor?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2014

However, DIY is a terrible idea when the task is complicated and failure can bring down your entire business. This is why taxes are the ultimate DIY snare for business owners. Entrepreneurs and small business owners feel that filing tax returns (sales; payroll; franchise, etc.) should be a DIY process.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

And then beyond, to measuring your Net Promoter Score (or the latest flavor of the month customer centric metric), etc. A good business analyst will measure how many clicks came through from Facebook, and she/he will also measure the conversion rate, revenue, etc., and AdWords ads. from those clicks. Number of qualified leads.

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The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2015

As a company that started locally in Canada — and currently making a push to expand into the US market and other countries — we have taken on a number of strategies that will help many entrepreneurs work around the challenges that continue to face small business expansion overseas.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 13, 2013

Total revenue – Yes total revenue is generally a vanity metric. Great you’ve got revenue. Get more revenue? I’d say 80% of small business and startup content marketers don’t track what pieces of content are driving leads and 20% of them would be willing to pay for a solution to this problem.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2020

This year, I implemented some changes which will mean a dip in short term revenue, but will let us grow and scale faster in 2020. We’re a small team and like most small businesses, we have a limited budget to work with. That’s how I started my business. Thanks to Jacob Landis-Eigsti. #2- 11- Trust your guts.

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Small Business Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management. Follow the "gospel of cash flow" and it starts with revenue generation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2023

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

You need to determine what type of business structure you want and how you are going to file your taxes. Talk to a CPA and/or an attorney to figure out the best structure for your business ( partnership , LLC , S-Corp , etc.). You need a federal EIN to identify your business to the IRS. Get a sales tax license.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

When you start a business, you’re the CEO, marketer, customer service representative and human resources manager. While handling your own bookkeeping for your new small business may initially seem like a cost-saver, the reality is that it can end up costing you more — more money, more time and more headaches.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. You do in small business, in startups, you survive on focus, and my shortcut to strategy that I like is think about identify, market and business offering.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 3, 2015

Kacee Johnson, founder of Blue Ocean Principles, is a regular speaker and commentator at Technology, Business, Accounting, and Legal conferences nationwide; Focusing on business development, marketing, sales and Cloud technologies. Nextiva – VOIP phone providers for small businesses. www.blueoceanprinciples.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Most small businesses and startups follow some version of this rational approach to operating and marketing a business. However, there are certain fundamental metrics that are common to all businesses, and a basic understanding of these is where you should start. Customer Acquisition Cost. And fourth? Simple right?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2013

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral.

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Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2015

Learn more about business credit: BusinessCreditFacts.com , Dun & Bradstreet. Some of the services for small businesses discussed: LivePlan , Creditera , ZenPayroll , QuickBooks Online , BambooHR , Trello. There’s different kinds of founders and small business owners. You know what I mean?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2012

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

and now schoolofbookkeeping.com is one of the leaders in the small business accounting world in online training resources offering courses on a wide range of software products. CPA’s. Previously, from 1999 to 2001, Seth was a Senior Revenue Accountant for the Veterinary Centers Of America. Nerd Enterprises, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Demonstrate an ability to repay from revenues, not collateral.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

The 5 Top Customer Metrics You Need To Track written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Metrics are the lifeblood of almost every successful business. Understanding who your customers are, what they need and how you can serve them is the key not just to growing a business, but keeping the clients you have happy.

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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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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner with questions about funding your small business? Maybe you are wondering which metrics to track, or whether or not you should take out a loan for your business. You can kind of think of it like a kayak for small business. My name is John Bates.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Professionally, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), may also be called a Chartered Accountant (CA) on your side of the globe, a Finance Charter-holder and a Certified Financial Planner. I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a top ten business program year-in year-out and love to pretend to brag about it.

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