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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. But that hasnt deterred outfits like Arizona Bay. Email address: Home.

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

Trust me, if you lose all your money on your brother-in-law's Arizona tanning salon, it's not going to hurt any less than if you lose it in his seed fund. In fact, thanks to increased scrutiny of investment funds in a post-Madoff world, this imbalance will probably get bigger and bigger. tanning salon/seed fund combo. scratches bald head].

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The word blog came up: I had zero idea what it meant. For most of a year, I did little with the blog. While on vacation in Sedona, Arizona, my destiny was revealed to me. PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- On my way back from lunch, I spotted a colleague having a cigarette.

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3 Tips to Protect Your Business

Rembrandt Communications

And, per Andy Martines of Legal Heat, “we just introduced a new, women’s concealed carry class and we are piloting it with free classes at local, Sportsman’s Warehouse stores in Utah and Arizona. Do you need help saving time with your PR and content activities? Contact us here for more information.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

com What it does: Gathers, tracks, analyzes and reports on what people are saying about a brand, on blogs and through comments and posts on social media sites. It’s decent at capturing blog and Twitter-based content but not as accurate at capturing content that is behind a ‘sign-in’ gate, most notably Facebook. Advertising/Sales.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc. Fred Wilson wrote an eloquent piece on his blog about “ recycling capital ,&# which every regional community should read. There is no question NY startups get disproportionate press. That’s natural. I don’t write about LA but I write from LA.

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Skype Small Business Profile: Wendy Kenney

Mike Michalowicz

Thanks to Skype, that’s not so for Wendy Kenney, President of 23 Kazoos Marketing and PR. Wendy Kenney: We are a virtual marketing and PR agency that provides outsourced marketing services including social media management, content creation and publicity. Mike Michalowicz: Tell us about your business.

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