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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

In its first year in business, a Florida Rock Industries management team faced a huge problem at their rock plant in Newberry when the high moisture content of raw materials caused a processing flow problem. Consequently, they are often dependent on each customer to ensure a steady revenue stream. A small customer base.

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Startup Map & Trends Analysis – September 2012

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Within the US, California significantly led the startup scene, while New York, Florida, and Texas followed closely behind in subsequent order and remained in the same top places as August. The newcomer to the top five countries in September was the UK, which more than doubled its prior amount of monthly startups.

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Self-Awareness And Coachability: The Two Most Important Leadership Traits

YoungUpstarts

They need training in basics like hiring, firing, creating revenue streams, etc. He currently serves as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of West Florida. I find the most successful small business owners are those who are self-aware enough to know what they don’t know and take advantage of resources that can help.

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6 Risks For Taking A Side Door Into A Public Exchange

Startup Professionals Musings

The cost of the shell, plus the cost of navigating the process, can approach a half-million dollars, depending on the shell company, according to Hamilton & Associates Law Group , a law firm based in Boca Raton, Florida. This approach is thus not viable for entrepreneurs already out of money. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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Always Right: Five Risks You Must Take With Your Customers

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Besides the loss of potential future revenue, any sunk costs (costs you initially incur to gain the customer) are unrecoverable. Remember, a client’s real value is not the revenue made from their first order, but the total long-term value. That’s where word-of-mouth advertising begins.

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Accelerator Spotlight: nudgem

View from Seed

On average, an eCommerce retailer spends 15-30% of their revenue on paid marketing channels, but in recent months, new privacy regulations, iOS 14 tracking changes and the phase out of 3rd-party cookies, have increased the cost to acquire a new customer by 155% , a trend that is expected to continue in the coming years. RH: Hello founder!

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6 Considerations For Going Public Via Reverse Merger

Startup Professionals Musings

The cost of the shell, plus the cost of navigating the process, can add up to a half-million dollars, depending on the shell company, according to LawCast , a law firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida. This approach is thus not viable for entrepreneurs already out of money. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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