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

ReadWriteStart

In my post Making Money With Blogs , I have articulated some of my thoughts on the subject and presented some possible models that would enable blogs and small media properties to sustain themselves with a proper revenue framework. One of them is the 1M/1M Affiliate Program we announced today at the roundtable. Good presentation.

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Massachusetts Sales Tax “Fairness”

Andrew Payne

1554 are winding their way through the Massachusetts legislature. But I object to these bills because they put Massachusetts at a competitive disadvantage in the emerging Internet economy, at a time when more entrepreneurs are eyeing NY and CA for new companies, instead of MA. In case you missed it, H.1731 1731 and S.1554

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

ReadWriteStart

Well, 1M/1M is focused on helping businesses generate $1M in annual revenue, whatever be the nature of the business. We see a lot of businesses that can be characterized as social enterprises, ranging from education to rural development businesses. Also, the business model for the business is unclear.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: athenahealth

Seeing Both Sides

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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The Changing Nature of Entrepreneurship | EforAll

VC Adventure

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. EforAll Longmont.

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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

YoungUpstarts

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. Wrigley Company.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight On The Northwest

ReadWriteStart

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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