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6 Creative Ways to Figure Out If You’ve Got a Good Business Idea

Up and Running

He advertised that he would do local drop offs around his general area for those who wanted a quality product quickly. This was the green light,” he says. Be your own guinea pig. Some business ideas require a human guinea pig or person willing to volunteer to use the product or perform the service. Run test ads.

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How to Use LinkedIn Groups to Generate Quality Leads Continuously

Duct Tape Marketing

For example, some groups restrict you from sharing self-promotional posts, sales advertisements, and content that offers no real benefit to the group’s overall objectives. For example, since my field (content marketing) is somewhat related to Advertising, LinkedIn places it at the top. Giving Dux Soup the Green Light.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

During my senior year of college I had to write a business plan for a construction business as I had a “dream” of starting my own business in the future.The love of the outdoors, as opposed to working in an office environment, propelled me to enter the green industry as an entrepreneur, when the opportunity presented itself. I was tired.