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Million Dollar PR On A Dime

YoungUpstarts

An author client of ours, who wrote a book on customer service, made himself available to reporters each time there was a customer service mishap story in the news and he landed national exposure with Fast Company, Forbes, Boston Globe, Entrepreneur and others. A local story can extend well beyond your local market.

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

Next, there is the wonderful PR quote about the SBIC that says “Since the program’s inception, SBIC “success stories” include the funding of companies such as Apple, Costco and FedEx when they were burgeoning small businesses.” I’d be happy to meet with you. “Then when you dig into it, there were some problems.”

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We were sued shortly after starting because there was an SOS Staffing in Denver that was publicly held. On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm. Photo Credit: Steve Lowisz. Originally our name was SOS Consulting (Strategic Outsourcing Services).

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A Look Inside the Fascinating Cannabis Branding and Marketing Boom

crowdSPRING Blog

In the beginning, the brave entrepreneurs that entered the space simply had to exist. Differentiation took a backseat to PR, in some ways. Demand was high and supply was spotty in places. Marketing efforts that did take place in that climate focused on image control.

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Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live

Startup Lessons Learned

Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

Fast-paced, thought-provoking and social, this Ignite features presentations from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs ready to share their lessons learned. For some of my thoughts on Lean Startup Machine, see A month is fifteen weekends and The real entrepreneurs of New York City. Also: booze.

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Twitter Link Roundup #279 – Wow! Great Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

Denver Mayor Hancock explains how the public and private sectors have come together to spur rapid business growth. Subtle Habits That Could be Killing Your Career crowdspring.co/1J0GtqX. Science-Backed Tips to Negotiate Better crowdspring.co/1glvsVZ. How This Woman Proved at Age 78 That It’s Never ‘Too Late’ crowdspring.co/1MbiVhI.