mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

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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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2013

We’ve noted previously in this survey that although some 59% of small businesses are on the social network, only 25% of those actually found it useful. Granted Market Probe International was contracted by Twitter to do so, but understanding some of these findings can help your small business’ social media outreach.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2011

We all acknowledge that small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, and that technology is becoming increasingly important to help them survive and thrive in a poor economy. Here are his small business predictions for 2012: 2011 was the “Year of the Daily Deal”; 2012 will be the “ Year of the Empowered Merchant ”.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The SaaS model, with its inherent low customer acquisition costs (CAC) and ease of deployment, makes it possible for companies to be successful when focusing on the SMB market, as well as niche verticals. News Cloud computing saas Sales Small Business Software as a service Version One' Final thoughts.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 18, 2020

Small businesses, medium-sized ventures, and international enterprises in different niches are actively rethinking operateions and how to address customer needs during the Coronavirus recession. The post-Coronavirus world is now experiencing a complex change affecting all the industries and verticals.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

According to the Small Business Administration , just one in two businesses with employees survives to see its fifth anniversary. By the 10-year mark, fewer than 30% of businesses with employees remain viable. Surprisingly, macroeconomic trends have minimal impact on long-term business survival rates.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

The reasonably strong businesses have one or several of these traits in common and while most managers do focus on one or two of these, it is rare that a venture incorporates all six of these characteristics. Mom taught us to always tell the truth, and that goes for those of us in business, too. Transparent.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2013

Small businesses are changing how they spend their money on digital marketing. For example, in a recent report from BIA/Kelsey , 63% of SMBs said they use social media as a marketing tool for their business. Unfortunately, many small business owners don’t know where to focus their digital marketing efforts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

John Jantsch: One of the ways to really drive up profit is to specialize, is to go into a vertical market, is to go have a niche, to get known as an expert in X, Y, or Z. That could be a market vertical, or that could be an audience. Market vertical would be what you said, dentists. Dentists would be market vertical.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2018

We’re working hard to streamline the process so it’s accessible and financially feasible for small businesses. The reality is that SMBs need to have some sort of digital process driving paid traffic, even if it’s small. These micro processes and EXPRESS packages represent BlitzMetrics’ biggest goal for 2018.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Whether it’s sponsorships, co-branded products or exclusivity deals, for many businesses to grow a partnership is as inevitable as acquiring funding. But what if you own a small business? Does partnering with other businesses make sense? What are the advantages of small business partnerships?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2019

9- Get small businesses to improve their customer response rate. BizText’s goal this year is to get one hundred small businesses per month to triple their customer response rate by texting. Looking forward to the new year and new skills to learn! . Thanks to Alexey Orap, YouScan ! #9- Photo Credit: Brian Matthews.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 28, 2021

Though it should be noted Segment’s industry leader status is baked into their pricing, with many small businesses reporting it can get pricey fast. G2 Reviewer. As one reviewer shared: “Cost can skyrocket pretty quickly. Must be considered.” ” Mparticle a Brief Overview.

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Small Business Force

JUNE 18, 2017

That means, periodically, reading everything you can get your hands on regarding small business and entrepreneurship like articles from Inc. Or, attend a trade seminar or workshop to learn what’s happening in your vertical market. It can help another entrepreneur or small business owner. Related blogs

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taxfyle is an innovative consumer, small business and enterprise SaaS accounting-tech company. We’re aiming to bring that boost in productivity and cost-efficiency both to CPA firms and other professional services firms in other verticals (i.e. legal), as well as directly to consumers in their every-day lives.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 13, 2014

Satya and I believe Weave has the potential to power this function for a tremendous number of SMB verticals. Over at the Homebrew blog , we wrote about our investment in Weave , a company helping dental offices increase utilization and customer satisfaction.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

by Lonnie Sciambi, author of “ Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success “ It never ceases to amaze me how many small business owners think that having multiple sources of revenue, often across multiple market types is a good business model. Small business success, especially in the early years, is dependent on focus.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2015

Without positive cash flow, all companies (and small businesses in particular) likely won’t possess the agility necessary to respond to today’s quickly evolving business landscape. And on top of that, one out of every five small business owners indicates that cash flow problems are actually the norm —not the exception.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2019

Why A Small Business Needs A Responsive Website written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Otherwise, you’re turning business away at the first click. Though it is a common business marketing term, many small business owners still wonder what a responsive website really entails.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2020

In this article we’ll discuss 4 strategies you can use to raise brand awareness for your small business. If you’re in this kind of vertical, it’s a great place to strut your stuff. On the conference circuit. For many industries like health, science, and technology, conferences are their Superbowl.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Transcript of Investing in Small Businesses to Do Good for the Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. She is the chief brand officer for Deluxe , and the host and producer of the very fun, Small Business Revolution TV series, which is in season four currently. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

We dove deep into how this investment thesis extends to major verticals of consumer spending like entertainment , clothing , and home. This B2B startup allows homeowners and small business property managers renting out their properties on sites like Airbnb to get paid early. BookBub ), hybrid B2C/B2B2C models (e.g.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

It’s a massive shift in the way we think about commerce, one that is made possible thanks to platform businesses — the online marketplaces, small business cloud-based companies and crowdfunding sites out there. His goal is to make payments easy for the world’s small businesses and the platforms that serve them.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

There are many companies that are competing to be the “operating system” for small businesses. Among those competing for this vision are PayPal/eBay, Square and Groupon, with each struggling to pull together pieces of the equation and, importantly, reach the small business in a cost-efficient manner at scale.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

A data-driven approach can help you make accurate and timely business decisions to meet market demands and improve cost-efficiency. However, as a founder of a small business or startup, you’re juggling many things. “What gets measured gets done.” .

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Feenix focuses on companies in the consumer space across a number of industry verticals including: multi-unit Food & Beverage operators, hospitality, managed workspace (office or food halls), location based entertainment venues, and various direct to consumer online companies. Monthly repayments as a percentage of revenue.”.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

If you ask any small business owner what their social media strategy is, “ Facebook !” But even if that’s the right strategy for their business – and we’re not saying it is – many of these business owners may not be exactly be sure how to approach the social network.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Not all start ups want to go in that direction – some will opt instead to become a small business. There’s nothing wrong with a business that supports you and perhaps an extended family. Creating a vertically oriented regional ecosystem is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any country or industry.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Too often, CEOs and small business managers suffer from analysis paralysis. And nice site. It looks as though you and I have the same taste in layout, no? I’ve written about this subject many times and could not agree more. This happens for any number of reasons. Some are afraid of making the wrong decision.

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Small Business Force

MARCH 8, 2013

Same thing applies to entrepreneurs and the partnering relationships that they create to help leverage their resources, especially in the early going of their small business. Typically, for the small business, they look to partner with larger organizations with more resources, be that product, development/manufacturing or distribution.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2011

If you’re a small business or entrepreneur that needs some quality, professional media production work but have no idea where to look for a reliable provider, ProductionHUB ( www.productionhub.com ) is probably your answer (or at least, it will give you your answer).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2017

Small businesses require collaboration and walking the talk. Relish being the expert within a limited vertical domain. In a new business, there will not be an IT team to configure your computer, a procurement department for supplies and contracts, or even a personnel specialist for hiring and firing.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2016

Small business owners wear a dozen hats: the buyer, the marketer, the logistics expert, the financial manager and the salesman, just to name a few. As a small business owner, I know I’ve been thwarted by what I call the “It’s Easier to Just Do It Myself” syndrome. Find Space. Add industrial shelving to safely hold goods.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 6, 2011

Clearshore is a “matchmaker&# that helps small businesses get their fair share of the $60-billion US government budget for R&D and innovation. His big payoff from this effort is the chance to put a few lines of copy about his latest venture, Clearshore, at the bottom of each podcast link email.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

If you pick one vertical and do it well, other folks will find you. Our strategy was to not even attempt to take them on head-to-head by trying to offer everything they did, instead, we sliced off a piece of the solution that we believed we could do better and that addressed a critical pain point for small businesses – invoicing.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 21, 2015

How and Why Periscope Might Make Sense for Small Business written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Over the last few years, I’ve seen one of my roles as the practical beacon for new technologies and trends that I believe small business owners can make use of.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a study by Harvard Business School , it was found that increasing customer retention by even 5% can increase profits between 25-95%. It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers.

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