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Go global or grow local? The Kiwi startup quandary

NZ Entrepreneur

A new study considers whether it is better to “go global” from day one, or to grow locally first. Motivated to find a way to help students reduce costs, Yoo worked with advertisers to subsidise student printing. million, Young says, which makes it essential for startups seeking high growth to have global aspirations.

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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

On Bplans, we often share information about United States’ specific resources, like SBDCs (small business development centers), but those resources probably aren’t as helpful to global entrepreneurs. Just make sure you can spot the advertisements: Look for “Ad” on the left side under the name of the website. Australia and New Zealand.

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Patent protection or design protection?

NZ Entrepreneur

Inventions are effectively the concept residing in a new product or process. In most countries, including New Zealand, the term is 20 years. The first New Zealand registered design for an animal ear tag was filed in 1952 and since then over 100 different ear tag designs have been protected. Click here to watch it.

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Online reviews are essential but remember their real purpose

NZ Entrepreneur

As an entrepreneur you want a positive online presence to drive new customers in-store but it’s crucial is that you remain genuine and actually listen to what your customers have to say – because customer reviews are more than just free advertising.

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How to put a stay on the unsubscribe button

NZ Entrepreneur

It may seem that the dominance of interruptive advertising is coming to an end, but not in the habit of learning from past mistakes. Some marketers are repackaging advertising messages, with a thin veneer of ‘adding value’, and calling it content marketing. Talk to them about it.

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UGC Strategies to Boost Your Brand

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Nielsen Consumer Trust Index shows that 92% of buyers trust organic UGC than paid advertising or brand content. Thus, advertisers need a creatively good mixture of content types to find the right blend that helps brands’ marketing strategies succeed. User-generated content is perceived as genuine and objective user experiences.

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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

YoungUpstarts

In 2000, global giant Unilever bought out Ben & Jerry’s for about $326 million in order to eliminate competition with the corporation’s brands, Breyer’s and Good Humor. Wrigley’s gum became a huge success and he moved the company to its first factory in Canada, then Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand.