The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Many companies need venture capital funding, including startups. The process of getting venture capital funding may be difficult, but it pays off in a cash infusion for your business which may be able to make the difference between failure and success. Dan Lok explains what venture capital funding is and how to secure it for your business. What is Venture Capital Funding?
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Like any popular business term, “customer centricity” is often abused by businesses that shoehorn it into their core values. Unsurprisingly, this doesn’t cut it. It’s actually better not to claim customer centricity if you can’t get people across your business to really care about your customers. To be customer centric, you need to speak to your customers, understand their wants and needs, and use data to inform ideas and decisions.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
by Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of crowdSPRING. Many entrepreneurs and business owners make mistakes when they rush to start a business before considering important details. A great business plan can help you anticipate important issues and possible challenges before you start your business. In fact, studies show that entrepreneurs who take the time to write a business plan are 2.5 times more likely to follow through and get their business off the ground.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
I’ve always been a fan of startup resources lists and had a dedicated page on VC Cafe since the blog’s inception in 2005. While some things change slowly, maintaining the list current proved tricky as time went by. You may have stumbled on LinkedIn posts enticing people (mainly startup founders) to leave a comment if they would like to get a copy of a document/list/database.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of companies are taking stock of the data they have on hand and sorting it out to their economic advantage. It’s kind of like how homeowners are doing renovation projects and people are cleaning out closets and organizing their stuff. So too are companies. And that, in part, has […]. The post Austin’s data.world closes on $26 Million in funding as demand for its data platform soars appeared first on SiliconHills.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic put a hard stop to many salon services for months on end. Now that we have regulations in place to avoid infection, many of those same salons can now open again with caution. If you want to use your salon’s reopening as a way to start fresh while still keeping your regulars, follow this guide. We have tips for retaining salon clients during the pandemic that will keep business at your doors and money in your pocket.
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The Entrepreneurial Mind
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Young entrepreneurs generally seem to be reluctant to consider using debt to help finance their businesses. The reasons they cite are many. Often, they are concerned that they already have a heavy debt burden due to student loans from college. Others tell me they watched their parents get deep into debt and don’t want to […]. The post Good Debt.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The ecommerce industry is incredibly competitive, and your new business will only survive if you invest heavily in your marketing. It’s important that you have a comprehensive multi-channel marketing strategy that reaches as many people as possible without costing too much. Unfortunately, a lot of new ecommerce businesses approach their marketing in the wrong way and there are a few simple mistakes that cost them dearly.
Our Own Start-up
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
With modern technology, businesses can reduce printing costs by using various tips and techniques.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The way in which others view your business is almost as important as anything else. While your plan and the way you operate take precedence, the perception of others matters an awful lot. Take marketing, for instance – this sector of the business needs to be on point because you need to make prospective customers, clients, and partners fall in love with what you have to say.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
In the world of ecommerce, achieving or maintaining a high conversion rate is the key to generating consistent sales and profits. No matter how good your marketing strategy is, if you can’t convert visitors into paying customers then your online store will simply burn through vital advertising spend, without ever producing the result you desire. According to Invesp and based on recent studies, the average ecommerce conversion rate is around 4.31%.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Remote working was becoming more of a common occurrence even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Now, however, it has become a necessity for so many people across the globe. As of March 2020, 5 million employees in the U.S. alone were already working remotely. There are plenty of benefits to working from home, including increased flexibility. But, there are also some potential concerns.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Have you ever heard of the “ significant objects ” project? As a literary & anthropological experiment, Rob Walker and Joshua Glenn wanted to see if they could resell cheap knickknacks (avg. cost $1.25) on eBay and turn a significant profit by adding personal stories to the item descriptions. The hypothesis was that emotionally charged stories would dramatically increase the perceived value of each object and therefore net a large profit on each item sold.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
An Overview of the Proposed Drugs Importation Program. In December 2019 the Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) had issued a notification proposing an amendment in the existing rules that would allow the import of certain prescription drugs from Canada. While as of now this proposal is limited to imports from Canada, the pharmaceutical industry professionals believe that the permissions may be extended to some other countries as well.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
When building an online company, many people get caught up in the idea of profit and web design , and they forget about the logistical aspects of the process. Making your website go live can only happen after you have found a web hosting provider. There are many different providers that offer shared hosting, which we will be discussing below. What is Shared Hosting?
Women Entrepreneurs Can
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Our best friends can often forgive even the worst of our habits; however, there are some habits that even the most patient, loyal, and understanding friends won’t be able to stand. The bad habits we have listed below can affect your relationships with coworkers, business-to-business colleagues, customers, clients, family, and acquaintances. If you catch yourself doing any of these bad habits, you should apologize and reflect on how you can be more conscious of avoiding these behaviors in the fut
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
by Shayne Tilley, Head of Marketing at 99designs. It’s not an exaggeration to say the world has experienced a monumental digital shift in recent months, with nearly everyone around the world shopping, working, eating and socializing almost exclusively online. . As a result, many small businesses are assessing whether their brand’s digital footprint is truly up to snuff.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
When you hear “data segmentation”, it’s tempting to feel overwhelmed. Why? Segmentation can seem daunting (or boring) to those unfamiliar with it. It’s an unfortunate because segmentation is perhaps one of the most effective tools at our disposal. The ability to slice and dice your Google Analytics data is the difference between mediocre, surface-level insights and meaningful, useful analysis.
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