YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2012

Since 1851, Western Union has been in the business of connecting people. But in those days, as the Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company, the only thing they were sending was telegrams. It wasn’t until 1871 that the company introduced money transfers, which they are known for today.

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. From the beginning and all along the way, careful planning has guided the business from revenues of $35,000 in 2011, to $400,000 in 2014, and estimates of $700,000 for 2015.

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Small Business Force

APRIL 13, 2014

Now entrepreneurs don't have to be "Mississippi gamblers," but there are risks involved. That paycheck that you used to get every two weeks will only come to you if you have done the things necessary to generate the revenue to pay it. Either way, focus is a critical skill that will be absolutely necessary for entrepreneurial success.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. » More.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

There never has to be atime when you have no revenues. company has to be more than small and newly founded to be astartup. There are millions of small businesses in America, butonly a few thousand are startups. To be a startup, a company hasto be a product business, not a service business. No, not generally.A

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

They threw a pizza party that first night, they've now raised millions of dollars and have thrown hundreds of thousands more, not just in support of frontline workers, but in support of restaurants who, as everyone knows, are struggling in these times with a dramatic decline in revenue, in customers. So Frontline Foods is a genuine win-win.

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