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

ReadWriteStart

In addition, they’re fiercely competing with every other burgeoning business that is vying for the same funding, compounding the obstacles they face when trying to grow their business. In the past, securing capital was not unlike fielding an organized racket at the hands of predatory bankers and other similar types of lenders.

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How Mobile Payment Will Impact The Growth Of Mobile Commerce This Holiday Season

YoungUpstarts

It is vital to retailers and small businesses to recognize the fact that these shoppers are out there. That means embracing the trend toward quicker, and in some cases more secure, mobile payment options. Shoppers also have access to Google Wallet, and next year CurrentC will come online. Mobile site traffic reached 38.2%

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5 Myths About Building A Successful Brand And Business

YoungUpstarts

Explore content syndication opportunities to expand the reach of your blog posts. Do outreach to respected industry websites to secure guest blogging opportunities (to increase brand awareness and establish yourself — the face of your business — as a knowledgeable and trusted professional).

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Transcript of How to Turn Marketing Costs Into Profit

Duct Tape Marketing

I think a lot of that has to be hey, if we do this thing that we think will be more convenient, it will actually let us sell security systems, for example. Joe Pulizzi: And it’s wonder, you know, looking at it from the small business side for just a moment. I’ll give you a small and a big example.

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7 Examples of Effective Cross-selling (and Why They Work)

ConversionXL

But they might want to read a customer story on how you helped a small business succeed. The majority of these interactions are self-guided from sources including social media, syndicated content, and industry-specific resources. To secure a sale, you have to show up where your audience is looking for information.

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How To Get Refocused On Work

Mike Michalowicz

Thanks to Kenny Jahng , Big Click Syndicate LLC. What feelings will you get by having the goal (secure, worthwhile, respected), and what feelings can you avoid by having it (desperate, rejected, isolated). Schedule it all and pay attention to the hard stops you’ve set. Have A Tic-Tac. Well really.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

mashable.com

Like a traditional capital fund, Kayweb Angels also has a board of directors that provides its startups with connections, guidance and help securing further funding. 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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