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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 honestly at all the pros and cons for this type of business venture.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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How Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Can Help Your Business

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UW-Madison Small Business Development Center (SBDC) celebrating SBDC Day. Starting a new small business? Looking for some professional consulting to help you think through your business plan or your strategies for growth? Your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) can help.

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Small Businesses and Startups – 3 New Years Reflections and Resolutions

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We discuss the year that is closing, reflect together on each person’s growth and development, talk about whether the goals we set last year have been achieved and what new goals we might set for the year to come. ” Photo, Wikimedia Commons: Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake, Oregon.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

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When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Dino and I kept in touch as he moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Here’s Part 1 of Dino’s story….

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#TrackThis Episode 4: How Do You Measure Happiness?

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Matt : Hi, and welcome to episode number four of #TrackThis, small business tracking tips from CEOs. In Oregon, there’s an organization that actually does anonymous surveys, and then comes up with a list of the hundred best companies to work for in Oregon, which Palo Alto Software has been a part of for many years.

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How to Calculate ROI For a Small Business

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A common definition of ROI is “a profitability measure that evaluates the performance of a business by dividing net profit by net worth.” ” In a small business, the uses of ROI could be to measure the performance of pricing policies, an investment in capital equipment, or an inventory investment.