A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

DECEMBER 21, 2009

In the last post I beat you to death about ditching your business plan but failed to provide an alternative. That's where this article comes in: To splash cold water on your face, forcing you to face reality and continue to defend or change the important choices inside your business. To help you, I'm stealing a trick from therapists.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 28, 2018

In today’s times, you can’t forego getting a business website even if you’re trying to cut corners everywhere. But to someone new in the world of entrepreneurship, the entire process of building a business website can seem daunting and often confused. You can choose between its free, premium, and business plans.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more!

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

And unfortunately, this can often have a negative impact on your business. Doing all of this on your own can take a toll on your mind, body, and business. If your current projects are limited to what you can execute upon, it’s time to dream a little bit bigger and start your own web design business. 5 Benefits. Hate selling?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2014

The first quarter of the business year is a great time to put in place or review your accounting and bookkeeping systems. Enter the accounting team: you, your bookkeeper, your CPA, and (sometimes) your tax specialist.Rat. Here are 5 things to keep in mind when planning for a solid accounting and bookkeeping strategy: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 23, 2015

It is quite difficult to create an effective brand management team, especially for small or mid-sized firms. It is great to notice that business managers understand how important it is to invest in the online image of a firm but actually managing to do this properly is complicated. Brand Management Organization And Structure.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2016

All businesses will occasionally come up against challenges they cannot predict or control. As well as being disrupting, these challenges can put a phenomenal strain on your business’s financial state. As well as being disrupting, these challenges can put a phenomenal strain on your business’s financial state.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In this episode, Jason and I dive into the importance of financial guidance for agencies and what small businesses are missing when they don’t have a CFO. 5:08] What are businesses missing when they don’t have a CFO? Does that muddy up the forecasting, the models, or the accounting? [12:31]

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 27, 2013

We write often about ways small business can reduce expense, increase productivity, and operate more efficiently through a lean approach to marketing, technology, and operations. Today I want to write briefly about a strategy we have used to very good effect when hiring new workers: outsource. Reduce, reduce, reduce.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Many people have a presumption that it is difficult to start an online business due to lack of money. If you’re having that little itch to try your hands on a tech venture, here are eight simple steps on how to start your own online business with little to no money. Step 1: Find a business idea. Step 2: Name your business.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2019

There was a time when local business owners didn’t need to worry much about the internet. It wasn’t until 20 or 30 years ago that many consumers even had access to the internet, and the early internet wasn’t too concerned with the local business landscape. Today, it’s a very different story. Sound complicated?

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need the motivation to keep moving. Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- 1- Leverage entrepreneurial success stories.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2018

We’ll look at your options, and how to figure out the best way to get started, depending on your business goals. Why having a website is critical for business and personal branding. When it comes to making money online, business and personal branding are huge drivers of sales and influence. Take Neil Patel, for example.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Is Social Business Innovation?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! image credit: EpicV27.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Business Plan vs Business Model – [link].

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Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

Gathering your team to plot out your next marketing campaign can seem daunting, especially for a new business. Simply knowing how your business runs and what products or services you offer is not enough to plan your next marketing move. Too often, business owners are tempted to hire the crème de la crème right at the outset.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 2, 2020

Social media accounts have more reach than word of mouth ever did, and one post could be seen a thousand times. Step 1 is to set up all the free accounts that you can on social media. A lot of businesses can operate with only the social media accounts in place. 4 – Google My Business. 4 – Google My Business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! – [link]. – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2012

Either you’re told that you need to go big and grab all the angel or VC money you can get your hands on, or that you should start small, do it on your own, and retain control of your company. It can be as simple as saving money on marketing by promoting someone in a blog post who then promotes your company to their audience.

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lots of startups have nothing more than an outsourced bookkeeper or one junior staff accountant. As startups scale, they are likely to hire a more senior accountant, maybe an AR/AP/Collections staff member, or even a Controller or VP Finance. Posted on the Bolster Blog here ).

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 24, 2010

This is a guest post by Steve Hanov , who blogs about programming and startups. For a micro-ISV, selling to big businesses can be more lucrative than selling to consumers. It takes more time and money to sell to businesses, especially the big ones. It takes more time and money to sell to businesses, especially the big ones.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2017

Others believe in the start small, grow strong approach: build a small version of the app, test user demand, and then take it from there. It worked by enticing app users to recycle, which earned them points they could redeem for rewards from local businesses. Those partners paid for a membership with Recycler Spotter.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I live in a small town surrounded by farms and I made my first angel investment at 29 because my dad said it was a good idea. ” Yes, the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) is exciting, and it will bring a lot more potential investors into the marketplace. Write a great business plan, but know that few will read it.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Many businesses were launched and others were closed. In the last few days of 2019, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- 2019 has been a year of growth for my business! 2019 has been a year of growth for my business! 1- Massive growth.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2017

Small business owners and entrepreneurs often find themselves dealing with two separate yet related issues: One is the trouble of doing their own books (including navigating the complex tax system) when that’s really not a core competency and takes them away from things they actually got into business to do.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2019

For us at CEO Blog Nation, we get it. So that’s why we are excited about 2020 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. Consumers are more skeptical about doing business online than ever before and for good reason. Here’s the pivot other entrepreneurs are making next year: #1- SMS marketing.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Dr. Crispen Cowen of Leviathan Security Group recently shared his Top 6 Ways to Protect Your Startup From Cyber Attacks our LivePlan blog. He says that “ security for small and startup businesses is mostly about preventing the attackers from getting control of your user accounts to either steal your money or ransom your company data.”.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

You’ll find no shortage of tips online about what it takes to succeed in business. Blog consistently to demonstrate your expertise and improve your website’s online authority with Google. Blog consistently to demonstrate your expertise and improve your website’s online authority with Google. Social media is an excellent example.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

The company’s VP of Business Development & International Matt Cooper, with whom I spoke a few days before the IDCEE conference where he came to give a talk, is not really concerned with the rivals’ numbers though. Founded in 2005, the company has since delivered more than $1 billion from employers to freelancers. million jobs.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2016

Owners of small- and medium-sized businesses can sometimes find themselves in a money-spending (or saving) dilemma. What areas of the business should you invest the most in? Instead, you need to be strategic with your resources, and have a full picture of what areas need the most attention for your business to succeed.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A search engine optimisation strategy can be used to promote online content which is especially important if you own a business because you can advertise your products and services to specific groups of customers. Many successful businesses started with a website and a bedroom office! Search Engine Optimisation Strategy.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs. Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Welcome to Small Business Labs. Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. Emergent Research.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2020

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked 30 entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2020. #1- We asked 30 entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2020. #1-

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Three trends which started in 2010 should continue into 2011 and should accelerate as the year goes on: VC funding will continue to accelerate fueled by the global growth in entrepreneurship; job creation will see gains, fueled by startups and small business; initial public offerings will see a comeback.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In order to make your small business a success and have it last a long time, you need to manage your finances effectively. The good news is that you can easily cut costs and make your business a lot more profitable at the same time. Here, we are going to give you some tips on how you can do this. Keep reading to find out more.

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