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Head, Heart, and Hands: 3 Essentials for Startup Success

Up and Running

This article is part of our Business Startup Guide —a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! Much has changed since Edison’s day, but sweat equity is still the most effective kind of startup capital. Starting up a business requires a lot of different steps. Practical ways to get started.

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Small Business and Startups: 5 DIY Things To Do For Your Brand!

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SM is cheap, fast, flexible, powerful and, with an investment of sweat equity, can bring meaningful returns to a small business. Many small businesses have turned to a DIY approach to branding and have leveraged the social media as the foundation for their efforts.