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5 Free Platforms Entrepreneurs Should Be Using To Manage And Streamline Their Business

YoungUpstarts

Now that you have your business up and running you must sustain and grow it, but how do you do that? There are many helpful resources for budding entrepreneurs and small business owners and my first recommendation is to start with the U.S.

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9 Principles Especially Critical For A Micro-Business

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, this is what separates a business from a hobby. Skip the complex contracts by lawyers, but at least use an email to confirm terms and conditions to all parties. It’s good communication and good business. Businesses that start in the home are becoming more and more the norm.

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You’ve Got Funding: 5 Things to Do With the Money Right Away

Up and Running

The details within those pages will remind you of the spending strategy you outlined to get your business off the ground. According to 2016 statistics published by the Small Business Administration (SBA) , only about 78 percent of small business startups survive the first year, and only half make it to the five year point.

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Containing Growth Chaos: Five Things To Do When Your Company Is On The Upswing

YoungUpstarts

In business, growth is a big deal, especially when you think about this: Most businesses cease operations and shutter their doors before ever really hitting their stride. Based on data from the Small Business Administration , merely half of all businesses are still active five years after opening.

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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

Up and Running

They emailed billionaire investor Mark Cuban, asking him for financing. But, before they were big names, they were simply a team that needed additional money urgently to pay their website development firm. They didn’t have the time to apply to appear on “Shark Tank,” and so took a shot in the dark. Department of Agriculture.

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Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

Access to this secondary market research data may be yours for the asking and cost you only an email, letter, phone call, or perhaps a nominal fee for copying and postage. Small Business Administration – SBA. Small Business Development Center – SBDC. Much of it is entirely free.

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What are the odds of your startup’s success?

Berkonomics

Census Bureau reports that 400,000 new businesses are started every year in the USA, but 470,000 are dying. Even more credible statistics [Email readers, continue here…] John Chambers, former CEO of Cisco, stated that “More than one-third of businesses today will not survive the next ten years.” What does THAT mean?