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7 Techniques For Avoiding Entrepreneurial Blind Spots - http://blog.startupprofessionals.com

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2316 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on December 27, 2017 6:53 pm

Every entrepreneur has blind spots which limit their effectiveness and success, but due to ego, over-confidence, or deferential subordinates, many live totally in the dark. Some are smart and humble enough to assume that they don’t know what they don’t know, but lack an effective process for shinin Read More

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5 Steps To Effective Marketing With Converged Media

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2318 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on December 26, 2017 8:00 am

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should select only social media for marketing, or stick with digital media, or just count on traditional media. The answer is yes to all, and the challenge is how to choose how much of each, and how to integrate them for maximum impact and the least cost Read More

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Richard Busby of AWS: Amazon Web Services Provides Traditional SMBs With Many Tools to Help Them Grow

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From https://smallbiztrends.com 2319 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on December 25, 2017 12:21 pm

I caught up with Richard “Buzzy” Busby, Principal Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services, at Xerocon earlier this month to learn more about how traditional small businesses can use AWS to grow their operations. Buzzy shares how a new product announced at AWS re:Invent, SageMaker, can help SMBs l Read More

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So You Want to Start a Cannabis Business: Advice for the Absolute Beginner

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From https://articles.bplans.com 2321 days ago
Made Hot by: problogger78 on December 24, 2017 10:59 pm

The cannabis industry is huge and continues to grow. If you're interested in starting a cannabis business, here's how to start and what to keep in mind. Read More

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7 Considerations If You’re Starting a Business While Married

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From https://smallbiztrends.com 2320 days ago
Made Hot by: luvhealthcare on December 24, 2017 10:13 pm

Starting a business is a major life decision, so while you’re thinking about this bold new direction in your life, you may be tempted to make other life decisions—in other areas of your life. For example, if you’re in a serious relationship, you might consider proposing and getting married; after a Read More

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The Entrepreneur’s Guide For Dealing With Adversity

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2324 days ago
Made Hot by: JoshRed on December 21, 2017 1:48 am

As a business owner in this age of rapid technological change, with the surge of worldwide competitors, setbacks and adversity are virtually guaranteed. Based on my years of experience mentoring and advising entrepreneurs, you need to attack problems and challenges with a mindset of success, or it Read More

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6 Reasons Startups Need All Angels Plus Crowd Funding

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2325 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on December 18, 2017 11:33 pm

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). The many crowd funding platforms on the Internet, led still by Read More

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Marcus Lemonis: The Profit Isn’t About Small Business, It’s About How People Are Transformed By Opportunity

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From https://smallbiztrends.com 2326 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on December 18, 2017 11:48 am

One of the highlights of last week’s Xerocon event, put on by cloud accounting platform Xero, was meeting Marcus Lemonis – businessman, investor and star of CNBC’s The Profit. And before he took the stage for his conference ending keynote, I had the pleasure of sitting down with him for a great con Read More

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7 Groups Of Difficult Customers Test Every Business

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2326 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on December 17, 2017 8:25 pm

Have you ever noticed that some of your business owner friends get all the bad customers, and yours all seem fairly reasonable? Or is it the other way around? I’m always amazed that, in my role as a business advisor, bad customers somehow seem to gang up on certain businesses. I long ago learned th Read More

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25 Winter Business Ideas

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From https://smallbiztrends.com 2327 days ago
Made Hot by: ObjectOriented on December 17, 2017 10:50 am

Winter can be a great time to start a business. The holiday season and changing temperatures can put customers in a spending mood. So if you’re looking to start a new business this season, here are 25 different business ideas that are perfect for the winter months. Read More