Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2015

'Every month over 1 million people visit Bplans. Most of those people are at the very early stages of starting a business and as such, are looking to see what others have done. Some have already decided and are in the process of writing a business plan. They’re asking questions: What should a tutoring agency include in their business plan? How do you write an executive summary for a car washing business?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

'*. If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. I was out to raise my first seed money in my second startup of $500,000.

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deal architect

MARCH 6, 2015

'Michael Krigsman at ZDNet and others like to use the term “Devil’s Triangle” to explain how software buyers, vendors and systems integrators are all to blame for failed ERP projects. In SAP Nation, I dedicated a chapter to the stunning.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

'by Charles A. Archer, co-founder and CEO of Evelyn Douglin Center for Serving People In Need, Inc. There are countless stories of individuals who succeed through perseverance, hard work, and positive attitude. Impact, influence and success follow creating, providing and presenting something the world needs, desires or should know about. Whether you are a business owner, entrepreneur or operator, company success is achieved in productive environments where Everybody Matters.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

Startup

Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 6, 2015

'Too often we conflate being productive with quirky new apps designed to help us do a million things at once. Now don’t get me wrong…I love gadgets and apps as much as the next guy, but I have found that we often neglect some simple changes in our physical environment that can help up be productive – no gadgets or downloads required. Here are my top six changes that can boost your office productivity. 1.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

'by Kristen Gramigna, Chief Marketing Officer for BluePay. You may be well versed in the industry you’ve chosen to pursue as a business owner, but less confident about how to manage finances. Here are some simple tips for handling money as a startup: 1. Keep an eye on cash flow. Dun & Bradstreet estimates that 90 percent of small businesses fail for financial reasons, most notably, cash-flow problems.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

'One of the big challenges for many new start-ups is separating themselves from the competition and spreading awareness of the brand/product/service. Unusual, unique and eye-catching marketing campaigns are often pursued in an attempt to become separate from the herd. Treading new marketing ground can be risky with no previous evidence or case studies to research – however sometimes it does pay off.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2015

'Every startup founder rightfully starts out as the single leader of the startup, but as the business grows, many entrepreneurs struggle with relinquishing any control, or fail to recognize and allow other leaders to emerge. The result is that the business becomes dysfunctional as growth stagnates, and entrepreneur health and happiness decline. The right alternative is to focus on finding and delegating some control to the hidden leaders in your startup.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

'Anyone who has recently started their first business should be commended for using some intelligence. While others are content with working for established brands, you have decided that you want to try something a little more impressive. It’s important to note that almost 50% of new companies fail within the first twelve months. That means you’ll have to work fast to put the right processes in place and ensure your success.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 6, 2015

'How to Use Marketing Automation Correctly written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Today’s Guest Post is by Zach Watson – Enjoy! Photo via PhotoPin. Marketing automation can’t be described as a new concept anymore. It would be more accurate to say it’s a difficult undertaking because automating anything requires precision and constant maintenance.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

'On one hand, ground-floor offices are ideal. They don’t involve lengthy waits for the lift, or flights of stairs that can chisel you into an Olympian. On the other hand, their accessibility to the general public presents several problems. What we’re referring to here is the windows, and how these can cause several headaches for the typical ground-floor office business owner.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 6, 2015

'What could possibly be wrong with a a dancing traffic light? Have a look at how they rock the pedestrian crossings in Portugal! OK, already – stop dancing and tune back in, because it is now officially time for our weekly Roundup! Here are a mess of great links and articles we shared with you over the past week on our crowdSPRING Twitter account (as well as my own Twitter account ).

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

'In this technologically advanced world it is all most impossible to keep up to date with the latest technology. When it comes to smartphones, for example, we know that every year brings the newest and latest from mobile phone companies. Just this year alone we’ve seen the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+; by September next year we’d probably be talking will be talking about iPhone 7 (and iPhone 7+).

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Rembrandt Communications

MARCH 6, 2015

'It’s time for a content strategy that produces actual results! You write weekly blogs to share your insight and post regularly on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and more. You have tons of Web pages, Infographics, videos, company news, articles… the list goes on. That’s great. You win an award for having lots of content. But […]. The post B2C and B2B Content Marketing Tips – Is Your Copy Just Sitting There?

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