Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Of the 543,000 new small businesses started each month, approximately 52 percent of them are home-based. It’s no surprise really when you consider the primary reason for starting a business from home has to do with money (or lack thereof). Do I have the setup to accommodate bringing clients or customers into my home?

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

If you’re not ready to pull the trigger and hire a business coach today, we’ve got you covered. We’ve curated a list of 7 exceptional small business coaches sharing some of their best advice. Brad Sugars is one of the top names in business coaching today. Image courtesy of Local Small Business Coach.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

If you’re not ready to pull the trigger and hire a business coach today, we’ve got you covered. We’ve curated a list of 7 exceptional small business coaches sharing some of their best advice. Brad Sugars is one of the top names in business coaching today. Image courtesy of Local Small Business Coach.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Guerilla Innovation. In the previous post/chapter of Guerilla Innovation we talked about “amping ideas.” Idea amping is a way of life for an entrepreneur — and especially so for a small business one. A lot of feedback from customers that might be included. Chapter 10. They’re good tools.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Tennessee Ernie Ford, sang about the lack of money in his hit “Sixteen Tons” Guerilla Innovation- Chapter 12. One major factor that stops people from making the jump into business ownership is their relationship with money. Here’s the Guerilla Innovators Guide to a Healthy Money Mindset: Money is not evil.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We try to learn from what other businesses have done with their own (sometime limited) resources and try to learn from their successes. Here are 5 campaigns we greatly admire that used relatively scant funds and some of the lessons that small businesses can achieve from an analysis of their success! That crazy chicken.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 31, 2012

Guerilla Innovation Chapter Eight. In my last post I introduced you to the concept of “Scaffolding” For those who are starting here, it’s essentially a thinking tool to take your mind to a new place — and aid in the objective of coming up with an innovative idea for your small business.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Guerilla Innovation Chapter Nine. This Guerilla Innovation post is about the amping up part. This post is the 10th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation. You have to amp those ideas before you start marketing and selling.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Guerilla Innovation – Chapter 11. Until now the focus of this online-blogged-book on small business innovation has been a guerilla innovation mindset. This includes thinking, idea generation, creating, amping, and planning for getting a new business going. Hollywood Innovator, Lucille Ball. Birthing the Baby.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 24, 2012

Guerilla Innovation Chapter Five. Notebooks are the IMS for small business innovators. You have a Jungle Business Plan in your purse or man bag. You use creative problem solving (CPS) on the inevitable challenges that arise as you seek solutions for customers that create value. Notebooking is Innovation Viagra.

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

They offered employees referral bonuses, posted on job boards and committed themselves to so-called "guerilla recruiting." 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MARCH 4, 2014

Just a small business with great tasting bagels in a good location. I popped in one day about 9:00 am for a raisin bagel with cream cheese and was a bit startled to find myself the only customer in the store. I used to frequent a bagel shop on the south side of Chicago. It wasn’t a chain.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 19, 2012

Guerilla Innovation Chapter Three. Small Biz Creative Problem Solving. Small business innovation is simply this: one problem after another. And that means everything, first in market positioning, a clear point of difference, and if you’re not too early, customers with cash in hand, waiting for you.

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Small Business Force

AUGUST 31, 2011

You have to think of yourself as a guerilla warrior, always outmanned and outgunned by larger competition. Typically, in any market, there are segments that are underserved, either because the customers are small (but usually numerous) and, therefore, the initial contract value is small. He's been there.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2016

Find out who the major players are that you’ll be competing against, determine who your ideal customer is, and define what they want. As the travel industry is so competitive, having a well-developed brand will help your business stand out. Why should customers use your services, rather than just book a trip themselves?

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Small Business Force

JULY 9, 2011

Many entrepreneurs are most defensive about the fact that their company is small, or worse, intimidated by the fact that their competitors are large. And by applying these same principals, the small business can succeed, time and again in competitive encounters! The only losers were the customers.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

With a plan in place for your opening day, you’ll be able to ensure that you get plenty of customers in the door and generate enough media buzz to keep bringing in business long after. The best strategy will vary by industry, but it might be wise to incorporate paid advertising in addition to organic or guerilla marketing.

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Small Business Force

AUGUST 31, 2011

You have to think of yourself as a guerilla warrior, always outmanned and outgunned by larger competition. Typically, in any market, there are segments that are underserved, either because the customers are small (but usually numerous) and, therefore, the initial contract value is small. He's been there.

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Small Business Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The entrepreneurial army has to behave like guerilla fighters, picking and choosing what battles to fight. That is, what customers it has the best chance of winning. And when a battle is planned, they need to perform extraordinary data gathering about the target customer. A guerilla fighter, can't have too many resources.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2016

Busiensses offering cooking lessons can use live video to show the prep for that day’s lesson, encouraging possible customers to stop in to learn “X.” Brands can host a goofy live video feed where they stage some guerilla marketing efforts, like a flash mob doing a choreographed dance.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 5, 2014

The pressure of working to a schedule and meeting financial goals and customer expectations simply took away the fun, relaxation and personal satisfaction they had previously got doing it. There’s no doubt about it – starting up will be tough, especially if this is your first business. Believe me, this is a valid question.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 12, 2016

Promote that perk via available channels and watch the customers come rolling in. If your business is at a gym, PLAN INITIATIVES AROUND IT. Yeah, but my customers aren’t playing Pokémon Go. And even if your customers aren’t playing Pokémon Go right now, your future customers might be. an hour for it.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team?

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