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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

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The mission of the MOB is to connect mothers who own businesses to resources, connections, and referrals and MOBCON did that and so much more! Although we started in Portland, Oregon, we now have members in every state with many meetup launches planned for 2020.We’re I’m also proud of the national growth of the MOB.

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9 Strategies to Increase Your Food Truck Revenue

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Here in Portland, Oregon, you can’t swing a stick without hitting half a dozen food trucks serving up a range of delicious options. While momentum has slowed slightly, food trucks continue to be a profitable restaurant business model. Grow your social media presence. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise.

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Cats With Your Coffee? What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Purringtons Cat Cafe

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In the last year alone, several have opened across the United States, with cafes in New York City, Oakland, California, and soon, Portland Oregon. I spoke with wife and husband team Kristen and Sergio Castillo, whose cat cafe, Purringtons, is set to open in Portland at the end of January. How do you open a business unlike any other?

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Money-Making Subscription Services (That You Can Start Too!)

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Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of having to fight, hunt, and practically beg for each new sale, you could set up a business in such a way that all your customers paid you regularly, time and time again? To give you an idea about what is out there, here are a few areas where the subscription business model has excelled.

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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

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How to identify and engage the first customers for your product, and how to gather, evaluate and use their feedback to make your product, marketing and business model far stronger. Social media marketing for startups : How to use social to launch, position your messaging and get distribution. Khan Academy.

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How to Start a Brewery

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By focusing on branding even before construction had begun on the brewery, ColdFire has been building a local following through social media and building buzz for their grand opening. Loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) can also be a good avenue, but “bank to bank the SBA program is used differently,” says Patrick.

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