Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In such a crowded market, making good beer and opening the doors isn’t enough anymore. What local favorites will you need on tap to appeal to the market, and where can you innovate to stand out? and the fourth largest in its home state of Oregon, after powerhouse brands such as Deschutes, Rogue, and Full Sail. Relationships.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 17, 2018

With the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. They create budgets, set sales goals, and document their marketing and sales strategies.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. But it’s easy to get drowned out by the noise from Silicon Valley and other cities in Washington and Oregon. Here’s Part 3 of Dino’s story….

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

In such a crowded market, making good beer and opening the doors isn’t enough anymore. The ColdFire Brewing team meets to plan marketing. These products will be distributed to remote yet extremely viable areas, where the market is appreciative of readily-available, good-quality brew. Watch your finances.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Additionally, Microsoft will provide its startups with four to eight months of advice, design and development help, discounted access to Microsoft’s Azure Data Marketplace APIs, and introductions to potential partners or customers. The startups will also have the option of using office space on Microsoft’s Bellevue, Wash.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2017

As young people enter the job market for the first time, many think their only option is a traditional hourly position or a 9-5 job – the reality is that they can foster their entrepreneurial side from the start. Although it was fairly run down and located on a reservation town in Oregon, I worked at it.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

If you’d like to capture the iPhone market, too, check out AppBreeder , a web-based iPhone app maker, or SwebApps , another tool for building iPhone applications. It might be smart to double-check your plans with an experienced and successful mobile and online marketing expert before beginning your app creation.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

I truly believe this is the year where quantum dots make a name for themselves in agriculture, and so its about marketing, sales, manufacturing, and generally about traction in the market. We look at how much value a gram of quantum dots will bring to the customer, and how big is that addressable market opportunity.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 1, 2013

The Answer is Experiential Marketing. Two words: experiential marketing. It’s a powerful, “in-your-face” marketing technique that puts the product in the hands of the consumer and, more importantly, gets them excited about it. Examples of Successful Experiential Marketing Campaigns. Motivate purchases.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2013

” Michelle and her business partner Andrew Ekelem are the founders of Chariot Mobility, a company dedicated to updating the manual wheelchair to a low-profile, efficient and ergonomic chair that better serves the needs of its users. “We thought we could use this opportunity to learn efficiently and write a better plan.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience. And brining in new general partners – like Greg Bettinelli and Kara Nortman – has certainly helped refine the vision of the firm by challenging some of our accepted wisdom. That’s healthy. We could all do better – I’m sure.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Tired of working for someone else, in 2010 they opened a Northwest-style-meets-Southern-cuisine food cart in downtown Eugene, Oregon. Sales and marketing oriented, networking, that’s my expertise. The University of Oregon marketing department also did a survey for us to see what beers and food worked best in a 50-mile radius.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2018

You will need to invest your time into getting clarity about your market and customers and building momentum around your product. . Hood realized that energy-efficiency consultants, electrical contractors, and distributors of energy-efficient products are great champions for Verdafero, and therefore great channel partners.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

“You are born with 2 ears and 1 mouth, to remind you to listen twice as much as you talk” When you talk more that you listen to what the market wants, needs and their frustrations and do not continue to innovate, this is when your business is disrupted. Thanks to Kim Beeler, Beeler Marketing. # 2 – Be Myself.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Media & Marketing. Marketing & Strategy. The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., » More. Loading… Business.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

It’s to highlight some of the key parts of your opportunity and what makes it so amazing that whoever it is that you’re talking to, whether it’s a bank, or an investor, or a family member, or a potential business partner, that they are on the edge of their seat and they ask for your full plan, and they want to know more.

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Up and Running

MARCH 13, 2019

There are no good Chinese restaurants in Eugene, Oregon.”. Too many entrepreneurs start their elevator pitch by describing their solution: a product or service that they think the market needs. Know your target market. Market segmentation. How big is your potential market? Describe your solution.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Concise strategic planning gives cannabis entrepreneurs an edge by allowing them to solidify their spot in a highly competitive market. . If your business is in a competitive state like Oregon or Colorado, plan for low-cost grow operations to achieve the best quality with the funds you will be able to raise.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Your customers should be able to distill your brand’s essence in your stories, marketing activities and products. Identifying where best to place your products or services to attract the attention of your target market becomes crucial as marketing spend is likely to be high. A premium brand need not be so niche.

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Up and Running

MAY 25, 2016

Common reasons cited for failure include lack of capital, a misunderstanding of the market, and a faulty model of how to attract and maintain that market. If you get the right partners on board, it’s a win-win situation! See Also: A Nonprofit’s Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing. Fairs and festivals.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

I left a great job, Director of Marketing for Snapple, to start my own speaking business. My partner Ross Kimbarovsky and I wanted to help people from around the world access creative talent and help creative from around the world find new talent. In January of 1999, I co-founded a marketing agency with a former boss.

Entrepreneur 48

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Up and Running

JUNE 1, 2016

Here in Portland, Oregon, you can’t swing a stick without hitting half a dozen food trucks serving up a range of delicious options. Steven and Colleen Sheehan opened their Delacata food cart in Eugene, Oregon, when they realized there wasn’t much in the way of traditional Southern food. Partner with other local businesses.

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Revenue Portland Oregon Social Media 60

Up and Running

JULY 15, 2014

Who else is committed or partnering with this idea? By what date will action be taken to bring this idea to market? What is the financial opportunity and what are the costs? What commitment do you as the owner have to this idea? What action must be taken to move the idea forward from idea to selling?

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

” That’s what got me connected with Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center and Portland Community College’s Small Business Development Center. I discovered a course called, “Getting Your Recipe to Market” which was exactly what I was looking for. I googled “How do you sell a food product?”

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are no good Chinese restaurants in Eugene, Oregon.”. Solution - Too many entrepreneurs start with a solution: a product or service that they think the market needs without first identifying the problem they are solving. For example, if you have a new shoe company, it would be tempting to say that your target market is “everyone.”

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

A contract with the Center for Global Health at Partners/Massachusetts General Hospital. Palo Alto Software has been the market leader in its category for over fifteen years, has served well over 1 million entrepreneurs, and has customers in 180 countries. Successful delivery of their largest order to date.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2015

Over the past few months, with the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. They create budgets, set sales goals, and document their marketing and sales strategies.

Business Plan 60

Business Plan Oregon Lean Elevator Pitch 60

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

I saw a business plan for a high-end boutique for men’s underwear, catering mainly to the wives and partners and significant others of relatively well-to-do men. Confusing a name with marketing. When asked their marketing strategy, they responded with blank looks. With that domain name, who needs marketing?

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Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2008

You struggle to get budget to hire Analysts or Marketers. If you are spending "a lot" on AdWords and AdCenter, this can be a excellent add on to track conversions offline due to your Search Engine Marketing (SEM) campaigns. It is quite likely that by the time you quantify the impact of your site on the 98.3% Not that hard.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2017

written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. A few years later, John and his business partner, Dan Kiefer, created Bier Station, one of the most successful neighborhood beer bar and store concepts in the nation. Essentially this is a concept that was started on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon. Remember those?).

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2012

I’m taking some vacation time this week and I’m actually going to stand waste deep in the Columbia River in Oregon and cast for Trout. Look at these two summary sentences on the site: Simple, Effective, and Affordable Small Business Marketing. I don’t price shop, and I don’t consider other dance partners.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

My partner John Frankel has a strong interest in architectural design, which the office also incorporates. Our investment in BetterWorks was in part driven by our belief in the importance of employee benefits in a tight labor market for highly qualified people.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2012

I’m taking some vacation time this week and I’m actually going to stand waste deep in the Columbia River in Oregon and cast for Trout. Ingredient 3 – Make Marketing Decisions That Thrill. Marketing starts with products and services that your customers can’t easily get elsewhere.

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Up and Running

MARCH 15, 2016

Is there a specific hole in the clothing market that you think you know how to fill? She and her partner Yehua Yang took their business idea to Kickstarter, where they raised 150 percent of their goal. Do your market research. Who is your ideal customer, and what does your target market look like?

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

What if something dramatically changes in the market? I’d implemented a business plan including marketing, engagement, sales strategy and realized a few months in that it wasn’t servicing a key influence or in the sales process. Or you have a product in a patent but no [inaudible 00:04:36] bring you to market.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Step 5: Marketing your farm and products. Gregory Heilers has helped on two startup farms: his father’s 200-acre grass-fed beef and goat farm, which also includes an orchard, a berry patch, and a vegetable garden, with areas set aside for future logging; and on a seven-acre organically grown market garden in upstate New York.

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Up and Running

APRIL 23, 2013

We started to think more from a marketing standpoint: We asked ourselves: “how can we outdo the last project.”. I’ve seen a lot of rappers that are my partners — bigger artists than me — have stuff poppin’, but three or four years later they’re not doing anything. Following with the times and progression.

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