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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. Wave is a free, cloud-based tool specifically designed for small businesses.

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When The Mobile Evolution Turns To Revolution

YoungUpstarts

What about small businesses? The independent artist, the mom-and-pop store, and the local pizza parlor don’t have the financial or technological resources to develop custom apps, which is why small business was the inspiration for the growth of DIY app building tools. Hobbyists and enthusiasts are getting on board.

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Need To Know: Answers To The Questions That Every First-Time App Developer Asks

YoungUpstarts

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, or you just have an idea for an app, you’re first course of action should be to determine whether or not there is market demand for your app, and you can do this through your own primary research with little to no cost incurred save for the effort you devote to educating yourself.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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A Primer On Google Primer

YoungUpstarts

by Rhonda Adams, president and founder of PlanningShop and author of “ Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies “ Small business owners never seem to have enough hours in the day to complete all the tasks on our to-do lists — developing new products, searching for new customers, training employees, closing the sale.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. We’re a how-to site and community for small business on marketing. .

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How Mobile Payment Will Impact The Growth Of Mobile Commerce This Holiday Season

YoungUpstarts

It is vital to retailers and small businesses to recognize the fact that these shoppers are out there. Founder and CEO of Appsbar , Scott Hirsch, is a noted entrepreneur and expert in mobile marketing. In the first three weeks of launch, Whole Foods is reporting that 1% of all transactions at its stores utilized Apple Pay.

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