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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

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To my mind, it’s fear of the unknown that holds most of us back and not the thought of whether we’re competent enough or intelligent enough or whatever else we feel is needed to run a business. Or is it about running a non-profit soup kitchen for the unemployed? However, you can also start a corporation or a non-profit company.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

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Just make sure to not violate any non-competes, etc, in the process! SVASE or Founder Dating in Silicon Valley, First Tuesday in London and Hackers and Founders in New York all come to mind. Team with co-workers at your current job or that internship you did last summer. Of course, do not use any of your employer’s resources.

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Public Relations Tips for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs [Webinar Recap]

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For established entrepreneurs, yes, we already are competing against one another. A positioning statement is also known as an elevator pitch. Again, it helps you define and differentiate who you are, in the matter of time that it takes to ride in an elevator, like 90 seconds. That is an unbelievable number.

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Startup Resources

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Elevator Pitches. questions and answers for non-programmers. Cloudomatic. The Toolkbox. Batchbooks. Market Research. LaunchRock. Google Insights. Keyword Research. Google Keywords. Wordtracker. Traffic Research. Startup Threads. Videos/presentations. SlideShare. Haiku Deck. GoAnimate *. Customer service. Get Satisfaction.