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What Do You Need to Know Before Getting into Business?

The Startup Magazine

Useful Tools While you might not have a clear idea of the specifics of your business plan just yet (though it’s always worth thinking about), it will do you some good to brush up on the kinds of tools that are going to be useful for someone in your position. Your idea is a good one – it’s one that you believe in.

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Students will even receive a minor in entrepreneurship as they develop their own business plans. The program features classes, workshops, and more, plus essential resources and advice for getting business ventures off the ground. Based in Mountain View, Calif.,

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. it’s about measuring online influence and I’m big on metrics as a key element of business planning; 2.)

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How to Launch a Publishing Company From Scratch

The Startup Magazine

Check out the guide below: Come up with a solid business plan A successful publishing company has to start somewhere, and that is the realm of ideas. Before you start cultivating concepts for your business, you need to figure out the reasons why you’re building it in the first place.

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James Weintraub Discusses His 10 Steps To Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

Validating your business idea will help you identify any potential roadblocks or adjustments needed before investing significant time and resources. Step 3: Create A Solid Business Plan A well-crafted business plan is a roadmap for success.

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Talking Lean Analytics With Alistair Croll

Up and Running

I regularly review and write about technology that analyzes such data from social media, so I wanted to know more about strategizing around such insights. Croll was in town leading a workshop called “Advanced Social Media Monitoring.” This was just one example Alistair gave during the interview.

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Potential Pain Points When Starting a Small Business

Up and Running

Even as you’re sacrificing things like vacations to grow your business, you could be surprised to find how many extra business-related expenses come up that you hadn’t budgeted for. Attendance fees for workshops and conferences. In addition, consider an adjustment, however slight, to your business plan.