crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small Business, Culture and Pancakes – crowdspring.co/1mR8eb1. Small Business, Culture and Pancakes – crowdspring.co/1mR8eb1.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Should I Get Married? Ron Conway is a Silicon Valley startup’s best friend – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. How Color Influences What People Buy – crowdspring.co/YMyCJf.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Raising the Minimum Wage: Why it Matters to Small Business – crowdspring.co/1iitwqt. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Best Small Business Blogs – [link]. Page load speed matters for the success of your online business – [link]. Fracking Your Customer Base – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

All banks are looking hard these days to get back in the game, and certain ones, like Silicon Valley Bank, are more focused on small businesses, even though that focus has cost them dearly in recent weeks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! If your small business or startup sends email newsletters or other email marketing campaigns, what is the best time of day to send those emails? Have we even noticed?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. cities (outside of Silicon Valley and the East Coast), to build your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,000 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Do you still use business cards for your business? The above video is a funny look at how some people feel about business cards. Failure Is Overrated – fi.co/posts/2441.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Since then, Plastiq has helped millions of consumers and more than 100,000 small businesses to make billions of dollars in payments – particularly where cards are not accepted – enabling them to better manage cash flow and growth. Where do you see your business in the next 3-5 years?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 10 Tips To Help You Build a Successful Small Business Brand | Duct Tape Marketing – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Hardware Is Hot Again | Businessweek – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup tips: training day! Tips On Defining The Size of a Market for a Startup Business – [link]. The video above shows actor Jim Meskimen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Bridge The Gap Villages – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2016

We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! The Logo Store Nightmare: Ready Made Logos Harm Your Business – [link] crowdspring.co/1KajF58.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Business Owners Should be Happy – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight: Red Poppy Floral Design – [link]. Defending the Brash Arrogance of Silicon Valley | by Mike Greenfield – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2020

All banks are looking hard these days to get back in the game, and certain ones, like Silicon Valley Bank, are more focused on small businesses. If you don’t have that, there are things that you can do to compensate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Being a consultant is a role that works with big companies, but I have found that it doesn’t get much traction in small businesses and startups. I learned this the hard way, when I left IBM a few years ago to share what I had learned with the exciting world of startups in Silicon Valley.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

Smart investors have always been cautiously optimistic when it comes to funding startups and small business growth. In other words, all the attributes that make any business—large or small, tech or non-tech, startup or well established—attractive as an investment opportunity apply to attracting venture capital as well.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

According to the latest statistics released by the Small Business Administration , there are just under 29 million small businesses in the United States that employ more than 56.8% Those are impressive statistics when you stop to consider small businesses account for approximately 99.7% of the workforce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business With all the new technology available today for video conferencing, interactive social media, and webinars, you may think that travel is no longer a requirement for starting a small business. Yet I still see business plans and funding plans for startups that have minimal or no allocation for travel.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

I’m rarely surprised when a young entrepreneur or small business owner hasn’t fully identified how their new business will make money. But I’m always surprised when that entrepreneur or small business owner has a tough time describing the potential customers for their new business’s products and services.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Whenever you’d hear the word “startup” nowadays, you’d immediately think of a tech or software venture in Silicon Valley – the breeding ground of startups, both failures and successes. The Officeless World Of Online Business. The Landscape of Entrepreneurship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Tristan Walker, VP of Business Development at Foursquare and Silicon Valley diversity advocate, recently pointed out that, "By the year 2040, racial minorities will account for the majority of the United States population." Visit [link] to take a look at the reinvented Facebook Page: Well Sourced by Visa Business.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2018

Building online payment software is expensive so most small travel companies opt for payment methods and gateways such as PayPal, bank transfers, Stripe, etc. But the best of all is that now small operators have direct access to international clients through an integrated on-site booking system for a fraction of a price.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

And the third was a discussion on Silicon Valley: The Next Decade. First, Ankit Duggal from Clifton, New Jersey, pitched RER LLC , a firm that currently manages a real estate investment fund and is working on an investment advisory service catering to real estate investors - individuals and small businesses. Discuss.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Too often, CEOs and small business managers suffer from analysis paralysis. The search for a profitable and scalable business model might require a startup [.] Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. And nice site. It looks as though you and I have the same taste in layout, no? Order Here.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2016

While we may think of a major hub like Silicon Valley as a prime example of an entrepreneurial city, the reality is that these epicenters of growth may not always offer the most supportive climate for new businesses. Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Small Business Assistance. Salt Lake City Means Business .

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2013

This not only doubled our size, but also bolstered our physical presence in Silicon Valley. There’s also a massive opportunity for B2B marketplaces to replace paper-centric, error-prone supply chains for small businesses. We also participated in 6 follow-on deals this year to further support our portfolio.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2018

Already, a Silicon Valley startup called Atrium has developed an app that hopes to automate nearly every task that forces startups to hire lawyers, which might include acquiring funding, merging, and being sued. Technology is impacting every area of startup and small business operations, including legal services.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

In March, Ross and I will be hosting a talk at South by Southwest; it’s called “ Third Coast: How to be a Startup Outside of Silicon Valley.&# We have been thinking a lot about this lately and discussing the challenges we have faced on our own path. Funding, too, was a challenge. Research, research, research.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2012

Indeed, Eric Ries’s book has become so popular that ‘ The Lean Startup Methodology ’ has become somewhat of a doctrine in Silicon Valley circles, so much so that certain terms in the book such as ‘pivot’ and ‘minimum variable product’ have become part of startup lexicon. You can drop him a line at shenhanlee [ a ] yahoo.com.

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