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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

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A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs. Look for common employee behaviors. Census Bureau.

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‘Dear Abby’ Style Advice to Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

I am retired but formerly have been a marketing director and involved in CPA financial services. Either way, I would recommend that you start by finding a local SCORE (small business mentoring) or SBA (Small Business Administration) office in your area, and talking to them.

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Entrepreneurship for Superwomen

Up and Running

Some of the parameters I had for my new business location included things I knew benefited me in my years of sales and marketing out of Dallas: An airport within 25 miles. A marketing area within a three- to four-hour drive. I got an SBA loan and purchased my business within months of beginning my search. Know your competition.

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

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. Market for me is who is your key target market? That’s the market is who we’re after. What’s marketing? What is your key focus?

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

It started in college when I started my own music marketing and production company. After college, I was a very early employee at a web company called Tumblr. It’s designed for small and mid size companies and it all started based on a focus of the employees. Three, I’m a book keeper, accountant or CPA and other.