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Just Starting Up: 15 Bloggers You Should Read

Early Growth Financial Services

Here are our 15 favorite bloggers for starting your small business. Small Business 1. Gene Marks Gene is the leading expert on small businesses, with an active readership across multiple syndication platforms. Recent posts: Can You Guess the Killer Business App of 2014?

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What is Duct Tape Marketing?

Duct Tape Marketing

I started my little marketing adventure over 30 years ago as a traditional marketing agency and soon found that I loved to help small business owners, but I just couldn’t do it with the model I saw everyone else struggling to use. It was an audacious idea at the time and it still is today.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. This applies if the investment converts into common stock; details are beyond this essay’s scope.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.

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Q&A with Eldon Mascoll: Toronto Digital Media Expert

Hearpreneur

a production company that produced Phat TV for Canadian broadcaster CFMT Television, as well as a year-end television special, “Phat TV 97”, that was syndicated nationally in the U.S. Mascoll moved to New York City where he worked in advertising before accepting a role at MTV Network. He then went on to form EME Inc.,

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Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of Securing Capital: Innovative Financing Options for Today’s Startups

ReadWriteStart

However, this means the amount they can offer is somewhat lower than what a venture capitalist may provide, ranging somewhere between $200,000 for individuals and up to $350,000 or greater for syndicates. Instead, they usually ask for a stake in your business, either through equity or convertible debt. Small Business Grants.

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Twitter Link Roundup #224 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! New edition of Empower Your Small Business, @crowdSPRING ‘s SmallBiz newsletter – crowdspring.co/1mY7CyW. More examples in the Design section below.