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Start Up and Stay Up – How Small Businesses Survive & Thrive

The Startup Magazine

I started my Philadelphia area home appraising business in 2006. This software will also help you create the customer email list you will use to notify former clients or customers of special promotions or sales. I want to share with you the three tips I followed to not only survive, but thrive as the owner of a small business.

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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

VP of Sales, Monetate - Philadelphia, PA A finger hovers above a mouse button. Using Monetate Real-time Marketer, companies are boosting sales while slashing costs and time-to-market. The company is not just looking for a VP of Sales, but for a champion for all things sales throughout the organization.

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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

YoungUpstarts

Apple’s sales increase of close to $234 billion reiterates its commitment to quickly release superior devices to the consumer. It aims to one day expand into a media company; this objective appears more probable as GoPro’s sales continue to increase at a steady rate. Netflix: An Ever-Growing Video Streaming Presence.

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How Retailers Can Prepare For Black Friday

The Startup Magazine

Black Friday is notoriously known worldwide as one of, if not, the biggest retail sale of the calendar year. Dating back to the early 1950s, Black Friday is known to have originated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when shops marked profits in black and losses in red. The History of Black Friday. Recent Black Friday Statistics.

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Is Your Startup E-Commerce Business Destined to Grow This Year?

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Using a combination of market knowledge, tried-and-true business strategies and experimentation, any e-commerce startup can drive more sales and attract new customers this year. For example, mobile commerce will likely continue to be a major driver of sales for e-commerce startups. Collect Data and Respond Fast. About the Author.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

Since then, he has co-written several business plans with fellow classmates and recently served as team leader on a Wharton Field Challenge consulting project for PhillyCarShare, a Philadelphia-based car-sharing startup. At Frictionless, David played in a key role in almost every facet of the business from sales to product management.

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How to Open a Successful Hair Salon

Up and Running

But don’t let that number detract you—those salons are also generating $40 billion a year in sales. To help you open a salon and begin generating sales of your own, we asked two salon owners to offer some tips to get your shop up and running. Dallas Alleman, a New Orleans salon owner. Avi Shenkar, owner of BLO/OUT.