Are you looking for new sources of capital for your business? If you’ve had trouble getting financing from banks, there is one other source you may want to tap into: your own customers.
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Too often people in startups think they’re supposed to give pieces of their company away to people who help them. They aren’t. Or they think it’s clever to pay people for services by giving away pieces of their fledgling company. Read More
For many US entrepreneurs the path is pretty straight forward; gain traction domestically and then look to expand overseas using Ireland or the UK as the first overseas outpost. Read More
There are 2 important mindset shifts (at least) that are crucial to making a successful shift from employee to entrepreneur. Can you name them, and have you made them? Read More
This week is Social Media Week. In honor of that, here is a list of what I love most about Social Media. Read More
Ah, there’s nothing like spending hours crafting what feels like a great blog post, hitting publish, and then coming back hours later to realize you made a ghastly mistake. It happens to the best of us, and though I try to mitigate the damage, it still happens to me from… Read More
On Tuesday, September 27 from 1:00-2:00 p.m., East Coast time, StepByStepMarketing.com™ will host an informative new phone-in roundtable, Email Marketing for Small Business: What to Send, When, How Often, and to Whom,hosted by award-winning copywriter and marketing consultant Robert Bly. Read More
If you’re thinking of running more Internet ads, which websites should you consider using? Here's a surprising fact. While I was looking the other way, Craigslist has rocketed up and become one of the most-visited websites on the planet. Read More
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) has created an innovation contest to promote Global Entrepreneurship Week, which runs from November 14th to 20th, 2011. On September 26th, eligible participants will be asked to turn their minds to creating new value Read More
Closing is never the real problem. The managers are reacting to a sales person's inability to win deals and get business, but it's never really about closing. Deals really aren't won or lost based on our slick closing skills or great technique, they are won and lost much earlier. Read More
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