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Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software

crowdSPRING Blog

More than ever, small businesses and startups must execute and bring their software-based products or services to market quickly. We struggled with this issue at crowdSPRING in 2009 and completely refactored 100% of our code by the end of 2009, moving from PHP to Python. It was not a fun process.

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How to Effectively Use WordPress as Your CMS

Brandanew

There is an option to finalize templates for different web pages but it requires PHP scripting when it comes to finalizing templates for posts. Utilizing widgets makes the process of modifying the content of sidebars in PHP easier than it is. Different templates for different posts.

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Advice To Young Entrepreneurs – Think Like An Immigrant!

YoungUpstarts

By Patrick Bet-David, CEO of the PHP Agency, and author of “ Doing The Impossible: The 25 Laws for Doing The Impossible “ There’s never been a better time to be a young entrepreneur in America. In spite of this, many young entrepreneurs and small businesses continue to struggle, with many just getting by.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. Image credits: Flickr, goincase.

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Culture Isn’t Everything: 3 (Other) Traits Vital To Your Business’s Success

YoungUpstarts

It’s how your company operates internally, but it has no allegiance to the core of your business: making money and growing at a steady pace. Instead, focus on these three traits to help your small business blossom: 1. What’s more, culture can’t be “tracked” — that’s what KPIs are for. The Bottom Line.

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Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2)

crowdSPRING Blog

Consider, for example, that Facebook recently created their own implementation of PHP that can significantly reduce costs for “Facebook scale” companies, while promising a smoother transition for those of us who choose PHP now. Java, PHP, Python, Ruby? And that’s it for Part 2. Compiled vs. interpreted? MVC vs. REST?

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5 Tips to Prepare Yourself for an Entrepreneurial Burnout Threat

Duct Tape Marketing

According to research 50% of small businesses fail within the first year. Surveys suggest that 40% of small business are making profits, so it’s nothing to be afraid of, but what about the remaining? He blogs regularly on ecommerce tips and tricks, PHP Development and social media. Always welcome Opinions.

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