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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

Chris Hoyt of L angua Travel has used this method to great effect with his business, using trade for B2B compensation. South Africa. Check out the South African Savings Institute. Especially with other businesses, bartering might seem old-school but can definitely still be effective. Cut down on meetings.

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Recapping the V1 Marketplace Meetup in SF

Version One Ventures

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. Last Thursday, we hosted a private marketplace-themed event in San Francisco, The Holy Grail of the Marketplace: The Virtuous Cycle.

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Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid (surviving TC50)

Both Sides of the Table

Everybody thought the real substance was going to come from B2B eCommerce players that would deliver “real value&# by disintermediating supply chains … blah, blah, blah. We were it in Europe: B2B. Chemdex (Ventro), VerticalNet, Ariba, PurchasePro and CommerceOne were the new big boys on the block.

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How to Use Events for Evergreen Content Creation

Duct Tape Marketing

Aids.gov used Facebook Live to stream their International Aids Conference in South Africa. As Instagram takes off with wider audiences, a proven opportunity is there (for B2C and B2B brands alike). Show your audience (attendees or otherwise) what happens behind the scenes. Leverage user-generated content.

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5 Smart Ways to Generate More Leads for your Startup Business

The Startup Magazine

This works particularly well for those engaged in B2B activities or for those who struggle to network. In Africa – and South Africa in particular – you can seek online tenders and have the jobs sent straight to your inbox. If users see enough of your comments they will eventually click on the link or look you up.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

Up and Running

While our data does apply to a US audience, the reasons for starting a business really aren’t going to be that different, whether you’re in Canada or South Africa. For B2B companies: Branding Business. Why you can run a business and why you should run a business. You can do it because others are doing it.

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Data Visualization Inspiration: Analysis To Insights To Action, Faster!

Occam's Razor

The core performance of the current website look like this… While we are applying it to a B2B case, it could just as easily be applied to a B2C / Ecommerce scenarios. China, South Africa, Egypt. Or at least think a lot harder about not investing the little amount of money to take big action. How many tourists?

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