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When Does a Private-to-Private Merger Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Our goal from the outset was to build a great eCommerce experience that could compete with Michels on one side (for DIY / crafting) and Party City on the other (throwing events / parties / celebrations). She created the company in New Zealand and without raising any institutional capital had grown a global business.

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People can't do math, and what that means for ecommerce

Lightspeed Venture Partners

73% higher sales is an astonishing number that comes simply from positioning the same discount differently. Of course, this only helps if you are making a positive contribution margin on the sales! From Brazil to Germany, Mexico to New Zealand, a variety of other prize-linked savings opportunities already exists.

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Mistakes Small Businesses Make In The Online World

YoungUpstarts

Great choices include GoDaddy for those in the United States and [link] for those in New Zealand. You don’t have to go overboard with it, but you must include a direct sales message or call to action in different pages of your website. You’ll need to know the best places to get your hosting and domain name.

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4 Super-Hot Fin Tech Trends To Watch Out For In 2016

YoungUpstarts

We no longer have to fish for our wallets, swipe your smartphone at the point of sale and it’s done. Gartner expects mobile commerce to make up 50% of all ecommerce payments in the US by the year 2017 and Statista predicts that the volume of mobile payments worldwide will exceed $720 billion by the year 2017.

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What’s the Secret to Your Success? With Michael Chinnery of Divinity Olives

Up and Running

Olives are harvested on the Chinnery’s land in New Zealand. In Mangawhai, located in the New Zealand countryside, lies a beautiful olive grove. He also recounts which decisions were instrumental in his success, and what inspires him about not just the olive oil business, but New Zealand entrepreneurship in general.

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Saturday Startup Spotlight: Vesta

Austin Startup

Learn more about Vesta and the learning curve that comes along with moving an eCommerce business to the U.S. We help eCommerce merchants automate their product catalogs so they can increase the number of products they sell online, get new arrangements online faster, and easily manage product discontinuations.

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YouTube Marketing And Analytics: A Primer For Magnificent Success

Occam's Razor

I also believe that every company in a different stage of their evolution when it comes to sales, marketing, and audiences. For example, if Slimfast is trying to reinvent it's brand and the core of its strategy is new bottles, new look, new TV and print ads strategy (all right and good). #hurray. #6.

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