Thu.Apr 20, 2017

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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Just over a year ago I wrote about how MakeSpace had raised $17.5 million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share. If you have a storage need in one of these cities please consider checking out MakeSpace.

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The Best Way To Avoid A Tax Audit

YoungUpstarts

by Samuel Brotman, founder of Brotman Law. Tax season is coming to a close. Hopefully, you’ve already filed for the previous year or will be done soon. If you have recently started your own business, then you should know the process of filing taxes will be more strenuous than usual. You need to be especially adamant about checking all your figures properly to ensure you are paying your fair share and not omitting any crucial information.

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If You Don’t Ask For It, You Won’t Get It!

Rembrandt Communications

4 Secrets About Running Your Own Copywriting Business You Rarely Hear Secret #3: If you don’t ask for it, you won’t get it. By Melanie Rembrandt “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” states the famous hockey player, Wayne Gretzky. And this is the perfect quote to reveal my third secret about running […]. The post If You Don’t Ask For It, You Won’t Get It!

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How Your Health Impacts Your Business Success: Three Fundamentals To Obtain Clarity In Thinking

YoungUpstarts

by Michael S. Melfi, author of “ The Simple Secrets of Being an Entrepreneur “. Many studies have been done correlating how performance impacts success. There are those who subscribe to the fact that those with behaviors around a healthy mind and body are more likely to be successful. So why and what can you do to take advantage of it? Rest. When you take the time to rest the body there is a direct correlation to one’s ability to be creative and innovative.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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

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How Ashley Stewart Bounced Back From Bankruptcy

YFS Magazine

Three years ago, thick clouds of bankruptcy loomed over
 the plus-sized womenswear retailer, Ashley Stewart. Here's how CEO James Rhee turned things around.

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Could you be the next Ford, Jobs or Musk?

Berkonomics

Well, it’s a fair question. Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who find a new marketplace or niche – or how to reach the mass market in new ways. Leaders and companies that innovate new products, services and methods of delivery are the ones that stand out in a crowded business world, especially when attempting to gain recognition among the throngs of competitors visible on the web.

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Launch Your Mobile App With These Tips In Mind

YFS Magazine

Everyone wants a piece of the mobile app market. But as of now, only a handful of app developers are making real money. Here's how to increase your odds.

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How public liability insurance can be useful to an SMB

The Startup Magazine

Don’t think you need public liability insurance? Then think again – there are a number of ways in which public liability insurance could be useful to your business, read on to find out what they are: Confidence in your business. Although it’s not a legal requirement in most cases (there are a few notable exceptions like horse riding stables), public liability insurance is something your customers like to see.

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5 Myths About Your Clients and Social Media That You Should Forget Right Now

Duct Tape Marketing

5 Myths About Your Clients and Social Media That You Should Forget Right Now written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. When it comes to social media marketing, any small business can utilize their online presence for lead generation. But, if social media marketing is so easy to leverage, then why do 65% of companies state, according to Hubspot, that lead generation and traffic is one of their top marketing concerns?

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7 Ways to Become More Proactive

The Startup Magazine

Becoming more proactive involves using problem-solving skills and being prepared at all times. The following eight key points will help you learn to be more proactive. These tips are based on the wisdom of those who have been successful. Use each of these six tips to help you create a clear path to your success. You Control Your Destiny. You cannot depend on anyone else when it comes to your success.

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Living the Lean Startup : slides

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

Another presentation I did at Fishburners. This time I tried to share some of the ways I apply the concepts taught by the Lean Startup movement inside my startup.

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