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Top Startup Winner: Balodana

The Startup Magazine

The top startup at this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois was Balodana , a fashion purchasing platform disrupting the women’s e-commerce fashion industry. Balodana provides store hosting and marketing as well as support services such as concierge customer service and style advice to ensure a superb customer experience.

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Female Founder Interview – Olga Camargo Leads Latinas Fintech Advisory

The Startup Magazine

University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Business Administration Alumni Leadership Academy Inductee. Northeastern Illinois University Foundation Board. Olga: I would say marketing has been the main challenge, but our Latinx media champions have stepped up to join the cause and have been helping us get the word out.

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Twitter Link Roundup #240 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 10 Best Practices For Email Marketing For Small Business and Startups – crowdspring.co/1t8KeUm. 10 Best Practices For Email Marketing For Small Business and Startups – crowdspring.co/1r883WF.

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Twitter Link Roundup #129 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link].

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What Startups Need to Know About Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

This allows them to quickly find product/market fit. Except when they’re in a regulated market. But regulated markets are different. A Playbook for Entering a Regulated Market. Each of these is an example of a startup disrupting regulated markets. There’s nothing magical about dealing with regulated markets.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

ReadWriteStart

First up, Priyanshu Harshavat, from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean , a service for cleaning up your reputation on social networks. The discussion today was around Social Media financing and go-to-market strategy. This pretty much rules out SEO, PPC, affiliate marketing, etc. I like these two strategies.

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Small Business Marketing – New Strategies to Get Noticed

YoungUpstarts

by Nancy Gerstein, CEO of Creative Marketing Associates . The core purpose of marketing is to get potential customers to appreciate your unique qualities. Public relations efforts are an effective and cost-efficient element to any company’s marketing plan. Clients should take a good look in the mirror when approaching PR.