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1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Making Money From Blogs

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Neal envisions this to be a product for organizing data generated by various random business functions of a small business. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Next, Neal Jha from Fremont, California, pitched MyDataOrganizer. Discuss.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

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While there may be initial grants that launch businesses and get them off the ground, philosophically, we believe that a model of self-sustaining development is the key to a stable global economic system. She has founded three companies, writes a business blog, Sramana Mitra on Strategy , and runs the 1M/1M initiative.

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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

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As much as people love mom-and-pop businesses, it can be hard for these small shops to compete with the big guys. Nonetheless, some of the biggest and most successful companies in the world got their start as a small mom-and-pop business. Energy Brands was founded in 1996 by J.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Guerrilla P.R. & SEO Most Profitable Customer Acquisition Strategies

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First up, Raj Sheth from Bangalore, India, presented Recruiterbox , a SaaS recruitment management tool for small businesses, with co-founders Raghu Kancherla and Girish Redekar. My sense is the market is not as broad, and most small businesses do not hire very actively. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Indian Company Plugs Gap In Google's Enterprise Solution

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Today, I am thrilled to see that OrangeScape is emerging as a promising player in the Indian startup firmament, and reaching for global market penetration. Next, Paul Croskrey with OBM Global pitched the Multi Angular Force Generator (MAFG), an alternative energy startup aiming to provide off-grid power. Multi Angular Force Generator.

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Strategy Roundtable: Convert Potential Competitors to Partners

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Antonio has a portfolio of Web-based business process management applications for small businesses with 10-100 employees. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 2 Really Cool Companies

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For enterprises and small businesses, managing a systematic sales cycle is crucial, and before having telemarketing reps call prospects, a few rounds of Stanzr events may be an efficient way to move them down the sales funnel. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Photo by svilen001. Discuss.