Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

There are many companies that are competing to be the “operating system” for small businesses. Among those competing for this vision are PayPal/eBay, Square and Groupon, with each struggling to pull together pieces of the equation and, importantly, reach the small business in a cost-efficient manner at scale.

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VC Adventure

MAY 6, 2020

EforAll combines immersive business training, mentorship and an extensive support network to help support their entrepreneurs. This is a fantastic opportunity to help female, minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs pursue their business ideas. – Over $25M in 2019 revenue. A few stats: EforAll National.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

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. and sells products through a wholesale customer network of nearly 20,200 stores.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

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. Magne Consulting. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

Senthil is doing a small business marketing solution that combines loyalty programs with email marketing and campaign management. The site has 11 million page views a month, and Jeu expects 2011 revenues to be about $250k. This is a promising business, but clearly under-monetized. directdialogs. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

Then Greg Snead, also from Tacoma, discussed Orbiter , an RFID venture that is moving along quite nicely, having clocked more than $700,000 in revenue last year. Orbiter expects to give its investors a 15 times return on investment based on their current pipeline and revenue forecast. Happy Grasshopper. Social Pulse.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

First, Ankit Duggal from Clifton, New Jersey, pitched RER LLC , a firm that currently manages a real estate investment fund and is working on an investment advisory service catering to real estate investors - individuals and small businesses. Ankit has done a nice job of segmenting his market and focusing on two cities in New Jersey.

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