Mon.Jan 04, 2016

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How To Prepare For Your January Cash Flow Problems Right Now

YoungUpstarts

by Carl Faulds, managing director of Cashsolv. January is a grim month for many businesses tipping them into suffering cash flow problems. On the one hand, there’s a VAT payment to be made at the end of December. On the other, clients will have shut down their accounts departments over the Christmas period, meaning that payments can be later than ever.

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7 Ways to Bootstrap Your Business to Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Most first-time entrepreneurs seem to believe the myth that they need a minimum of a half a million dollars to start a business. At least that is usually the lowest number I see requested from our local angel investment group. In reality, over 80 percent of successful new businesses are self-funded for much less -- often as little as $10,000. I’m convinced this also reduces risk.

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7 Awesome Tools For Professional Blogging You Must Use

Brandanew

A lot of bloggers think blogging is only about writing a few paragraphs interspersed with images. I’m not trying to be cynical here, but there’s a plethora of blogs which would do really well if created professionally. Blogging is a writing medium that works in sync with modern technology and marketing tactics. The knowledge of the medium and use of a few smart tools can help you take your game to the next level.

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Smart Spending Tips For Small Businesses To Start Off The New Year Right

YoungUpstarts

By Erin Warren, SVP of Marketing, Splender. Small businesses make up the majority of all annual sales in the U.S. With about 30 million (and counting) of these influential small companies, the total spending will only continue to rise. This is especially true during the holidays, when everyone – both individuals and businesses – are spending more money.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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

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Fundraising 2016 – Control Your Destiny

Feld Thoughts

Welcome to 2016. We’ve already heard lots of predictions about the late stage financing market, tech IPOs, and what is going to happen to unicorns this year. And it’s only Monday, January 4th. Remember that these are predictions. No one really has a clue. And a year is a long time. My simple advice for 2016 is “control your destiny.” There are lots of different ways to control your destiny.

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[Infographic] The Best Strategy For Online Business Success 

YoungUpstarts

Success in the online business world will require a lot of hard work. However, it’s possible to automate most of your processes once they are in place. You just need to create an effective strategy and learn from other online entrepreneurs. The guide you’re reading today is short and simple, but it still contains useful information that could point you in the right direction.

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The Importance Of Keeping Up With Industry Legislation

YoungUpstarts

Last year alone saw hundreds of new environmental regulations and nearly twenty five pieces of health and safety legislation published. With a seemingly endless list of ever changing rules to follow, it can be difficult for business owners to know that they’re compliant. However, if you want to reap the benefits and avoid the consequences of non-compliance, it’s vital that businesses are able to keep up: Benefits of Staying Up-to-Date.

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New Study Reveals Top U.S. Cities For Young Entrepreneurs

YFS Magazine

What are the best U.S. cities for young entrepreneurs? According to a recent report by personal finance startup NerdWallet published a report that found among the best cities for young entrepreneurs in the nation Austin, Texas, ranked first.

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10 Important Web Design Best Practices and Tips for Small Business Websites

crowdSPRING Blog

If you don’t have a dedicated website for your startup or small business, you’re in danger to fall further behind your competition. You might think that you’re building a fan base on Facebook ( if you’re buying fans on Facebook by advertising, you’re very likely wasting your money ), sharing small bits of content on Twitter and posting images to Pinterest.

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Top 3 Recruiting Challenges For Small Businesses (And How To Overcome Them)

YFS Magazine

Taking the time to recruit great people can result in passionate, productive and driven employees who will help your business grow and succeed.

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Why working long hours is a hoax

Start Up Blog

I can remember back to my corporate days when the hours people worked was a major point of discussion in the office. Management and staff would really pay attention to when people arrived at the office, and when they left. It kinda seemed like they didn’t really care if they were actually working, or just staring at a screen, but that they were in the office.

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Silvercar Lands $28 Million in Venture Capital led by Audi

SiliconHills

Silvercar, a rental car startup with a fleet of silver Audi A4 sedans, announced Monday it has raised $28 million in Series C funding led by Audi. Other investors included Austin Ventures and Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook. Austin-based Silvercar plans to use the funds to expand into other markets nationwide. Also, Silvercar plans to […] The post Silvercar Lands $28 Million in Venture Capital led by Audi appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Read this before you accept a new job

Start Up Blog

If I could give people one piece of advice on which job you offer should never take, it is this: Never accept a position which is a turnaround job. Read here; never take a job which requires you to help save a brand, company or business to make it great again. The rule applies no matter how big the business is, or was. The rule applies no matter how well resourced the company is.

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Close, But No Cigar: Why You’re Struggling To Reach Millennials

YFS Magazine

Millennials are a dominant consumer group, but reaching and retaining them effectively is a tough task.

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Be Extraordinary / New Year. New Me [VIDEO]

Hearpreneur

It’s 2016. Here’s some motivational videos to start your new year off on the right foot. Let’s get to work!

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My 2015 iPhone homescreen

Jeff Hilimire

Everyone once in a while I like to share what’s on my phone’s homescreen, because, really, I’m curious about what’s on YOUR homescreen. So please share! Here is a snapshot of my homescreen at the end of 2015: A few apps of note: Little Broken Robots! This is the next Dragon Army game and it comes out in less than a week on iOS!

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Why Business Plans Are Pure Folly — But Planning Isn’t

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Writing a formal business plan is not helpful when launching a new business, but business planning is critical. My article at Forbes explores the difference. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post Why Business Plans Are Pure Folly — But Planning Isn’t appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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a16z Podcast: Mellody Hobson and Ben Horowitz Talk Investing, Career, and Star Wars!

Ben's Blog

Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, sits down with Ben Horowitz during a16z’s 2015 Tech Summit for a wide ranging conversation on investing, the state of markets, and how Hobson began her career in finance. Oh, and Star Wars!

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Saying ‘No Thank You’ To Equity Financing

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Although we have had interest in investment in our startup, we have chosen to forgo any outside funding. Why we are saying ‘no thank you’ to investment capital is explored in this article at Forbes. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post Saying ‘No Thank You’ To Equity Financing appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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How to Start a Small Business the Right Way Infographic

Small Business Force

Would you like detailed descriptions of each step with action items you can do? Click the infographic below to get access to "Yoda's Wisdom - An Entrepreneurial Primer" detailing how to start a small business the right way for free.

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Digital Marketing Entrepreneur Shares Business Model

The Entrepreneurial Mind

TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post Digital Marketing Entrepreneur Shares Business Model appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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5 Ways to Gain Brand Ambassadors (And Keep Them)

Duct Tape Marketing

5 Ways to Gain Brand Ambassadors (And Keep Them) written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. “Brand ambassadors” seems like a relatively new term; however, they’ve been around as long as advertising and marketing itself (and even long before that). Knowingly or not, you’ve probably acted as a brand ambassador yourself when you recommended a product to a friend or was writing a glowing review for a local business.

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Excellent Analytics Tip #27: Chase Smart Calculated Metrics!

Occam's Razor

For the last decade (#omg!), I've consistently complained about a fundamental flaw in Web Analytics tools: They incentivize one night stands , rather than engagements matching customer-intent. This leads to owners of digital experiences (insanely) expecting all visitors to their websites to convert right away – anything less than that is a failure.

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Episode 61: Transitioning to Specific Business with Leticia Mooney

Mike Michalowicz

Also Available On. Show Summary. Entrepreneur Leticia Mooney joins Mike Michalowicz and Chris Curran for Episode 61 of the Profit First Podcast! Leticia talks about her business goals as Mike gives some great tips on becoming a specialist to skyrocket your businesses success. Our Guest . Leticia Mooney is a 30-something woman of many talents. A published author, serial entrepreneur, music critic, and scholarship-winning dance student, Leticia has owned four businesses.

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How To Better Measure B2B Lead Generation

ConversionXL

When most people hear “web analytics,” they tend to think about counting visitors, transactions, and conversion rate on a transactional site, such as an eCommerce store. Yes, there’s a lot of insight to be gained from web analytics for eCommerce sites , you can also learn a lot about B2B lead generation if you’re using analytics correctly.