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AUGUST 1, 2013

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re a small business owner or an entrepreneur with a product that you’re ready to push. Hallspot’s “#hallspotgoesgreek” Giveaway: College social networking startup Hallspot hosted a targeted sign-up competition at the University of Oregon campus.

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JULY 31, 2015

Josh has a lot to tell new entrepreneurs about what to expect from starting a business in the food industry, and how to maintain that ever-elusive work-life balance. Was it always your plan to be an entrepreneur? For me personally, I never wanted to be an entrepreneur. I googled “How do you sell a food product?”

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APRIL 28, 2015

Jesse had plenty of road-tested advice for entrepreneurs. After doing my MBA at the University of Oregon, I decided I wanted to try to become a professional triathlete. Our first employees were actually University of Oregon students that came in and made the bars in our house. How did you market your business?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2014

billion in retail sales and even more the year before. Black Friday is great and all, but if you’re only going to hit the big box stores, you could be missing out on a number of unique things that small businesses are offering. Small Business Saturday is tomorrow. Last year, Thanksgiving weekend saw 54.7

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MARCH 2, 2010

This is typical in small business – growth can cause cash flow problems. We had moved from Palo Alto, California to Eugene, Oregon. We’d been in our own business for more than 10 years. We’d been in our own business for more than 10 years. Point number three : We had no choice. Image: Mare Salerno/Shutterstock).

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MARCH 15, 2016

One thing is certain: You’ll be unlikely to receive venture capital funding, as venture capital firms generally only invest in businesses that offer the potential for a high return, quickly. Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. How a Buyer (or User) Persona Can Improve Your Business. What Is Target Marketing?

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JUNE 17, 2015

Some of the most common advice for new entrepreneurs is to “find a mentor.”. A mentor is a teacher, a trusted advisor that a budding entrepreneur can turn to with questions and get valuable advice, tailored directly to their industry and specific business situation. Sometimes, you need a little help finding your way.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

If you are willing to put in the time, and learn the necessary farming and business skills to become the profitable small business farmer you know you could be, there’s good news. Dr. The University of Vermont Extension has a whole lot more to say about hobby farming versus running a farm as a business. It’s doable!

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

One Swedish study of 223 businesses over 30 months, stated that their “results show that the simple act of undertaking business planning” made more of a difference during the time a venture was being organized than any other factor the researchers could identify. While a 2001 study of U.S. So, does it really work?

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MARCH 11, 2015

The opportunity when I got to pitch on stage in front of 400 angel investors was for the largest angel investor conference in the Pacific northwest called Angel Oregon, and we competed with 60 other companies. I actually use LivePlan and I mentor entrepreneurs all over the world. As an entrepreneur I would say 50/50.

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JULY 14, 2015

I’d implemented a business plan including marketing, engagement, sales strategy and realized a few months in that it wasn’t servicing a key influence or in the sales process. He’s helped a lot of small businesses succeed. This is exactly what I do and I’ll tell you how it’s worked.

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JULY 3, 2015

They’ll print it nicely and maybe they’ll get a loan with it, maybe they’ll start that business, maybe they’ll get out there and finally be that entrepreneur they always wanted to be but the plan goes in the drawer and occasionally maybe is referred to. They’ll create it often just once.

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JUNE 12, 2019

It was five fun facts about Portland, Oregon. But of course a lot of small businesses around here, so we get a lot of people who might be owners or entrepreneurs. But most of the other speakers that we bring in, no matter how awesome or cool or smart they are, they just don’t bring in ticket sales, per se.

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MAY 13, 2015

Each week we discuss the latest news, resources, and advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners. In this week’s episode, we use the Bluth’s Frozen Banana Stand to show you how to write a business plan in under an hour. Content Marketing for Small Businesses (feat. Arrested Development.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

With the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. But, before we dive into the data, why do we even need to look at research on business planning?

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MARCH 9, 2015

Over the past few months, with the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. Action: Carve out some time to set goals and build a plan for your business.

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