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Entrepreneurship for Superwomen

Up and Running

I put “ SuperWomen Do IT Less” ( First Edition 1992) into the closet, and became my own boss. Our customer service was terrific. Spending money on advertising even before you open your business. As you grow, continue to add an increase in your budget for advertising every year. It can make or break you.

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Twitter Link Roundup #226 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Customer] Retention is King (good insights on measurement) – crowdspring.co/1haiyJt. Customer] Retention is King (good insights on measurement) – crowdspring.co/1haiyJt. Customer Development 101) – crowdspring.co/1pNIOcD. Crowdsourcing Your Way To What Customers Really Want | Fast Company – crowdspring.co/1oNJIZp.

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How To Get What You Want By Helping Others Get What They Want

Duct Tape Marketing

I went pretty deeply in debt, you know, back in 19, late 1989 to about 1992 when I first discovered marketing. And all of a sudden you find yourself with disconnected teams and data leading to poor customer experience. And so I was a Deborah Carpet cleaner was my first endeavor into running a business. I lived off credit cards.

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Hubris Versus Humility: The $15 billion Difference

Steve Blank

By 1992 Research in Motion (RIM) had been in business for eight years, had 16 employees, sales of about $500,000 a year, and three or four business lines. But RIM decided to hide all of that from their customers. In today’s language of Customer Development , a TiVo positioned as a segment of an existing market (VCR’s) was a no brainer.

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Stop Chasing Clients Once And for All: A Five-Day Plan To Bring Them To Your Doorstep

YoungUpstarts

In 2009, Matt Sonnhalter switched the focus of his advertising and marketing agency from B2B industrial manufacturing accounts to working only with companies that sell products to professional tradesmen. What could an online perfume seller possibly give away for free online to draw in customers? DAY ONE: Choose Your Niche Market.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Advertising. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Advertise Locally on WSJ.com. 1992 Recommendations. Back to Top « Customer Service. Customer Center.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Over the years, I’ve educated myself to the point where I felt comfortable starting my own custom menswear brand two years ago called Jeffrey Scott. I educated myself on the ins and outs of running a business, as well as the custom clothing industry so that I felt comfortable starting my own brand. 15- Fired for lack of education.