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Michael Taylor of Cedarcrest Capital writes on Slate's BizBox about his experience with Dun & Bradstreet. It...didn't go so well.
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Small gelaterias are on the rise. Here's why, and what you can learn from it.
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Guy Kingston, successful entrepreneur and podcast presenter, gives his top suggestions on business start ups.
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Is there any good news in the dismal data on European venture capital?
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Need help coming up with ideas to start a business? Here's our list of 100 low-cost business startup ideas. Enjoy!
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Small business is becoming big business for credit-card issuers.
With the consumer market saturated, card issuers and banks are expanding their credit-card offerings for small businesses in a bid to get in on what they see as an untapped market. Estimates vary, but American Express says only about 14% of the more than $2 trillion small business
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One of the questions I'm asked most often is, "Where do I get money to start my business?" These questions often come with tidbits of other information like reports of bad credit, former bankruptcies, or empty wallets. The truth is it's difficult to find startup funding. Heck, these days it's hard for established, successful business owners t
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Some people may want to test the waters of entrepreneurship before jumping in. Here’s one way: Being an independent-sales rep, even selling door-to-door, for companies that sell textbooks or Tupperware. Or cutlery.
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Yours truly, Founder of BizSugar, is the featured guest in this Episode of The Small Business Trends Radio. I share a few lessons I've learned from over 17 years of helping small business owners and from starting my own business ventures, and I identify common mistakes that even experienced business owners make and offer tips to help put your bus
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This blog was just launched to watch the progress of Guy Kawaski's start-up, Alltop.com
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The $33 million venture capital was up and running early this week, hence it is still in its launching process and receiving its first search requests. Just to give you some background information, the search engine was designed by Anna Patterson and a couple other engineers, all ex-Googlers...
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CITIES have long offered tax incentives to encourage companies to stay and newcomers to relocate. But another option is gaining currency in old manufacturing cities looking to prop up their struggling economies — homegrown nonprofit groups that nurture new businesses from the ground up.
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Ever dream of leaving your middle-management job and striking out on your own? For a lot of people, the glamour of the start-up is tempered by the very real danger of losing your safety net — especially at a time when most folks are hoping the economic slowdown doesn’t claim the job they already have.
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This pioneering Babson study examines whether writing a business plan before launching a new venture affects the company's subsequent performance. Interestingly, the analysis revealed that there was no difference between the performance of new businesses launched with or without written business plans. Unless a would-be entrepreneur needs to rais
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An interesting post about whether or not entrepreneurs should even bother getting their college degree. Should they just start their business right away and gain experience or go to college and gain education?
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