CNET News: This latest market upset takes place at a very inconvenient time. (When is it not inconvenient?) It’s hard to know exactly, but most of these start-ups aren’t swimming in cash. Before it’s over, this may become a particularly hard transition for companies that depend on Internet advertising to pay the bills. Especially companies […]
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By the time you are ready to open for business, there is a good chance you have spent nearly double what you had originally budgeted. That may be the unfortunate reality of going into business for yourself, but there are ways to curb some of those fees. 1. Free resources. In my experience I have
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USA TODAY: If there is a rock and a hard place in the U.S. economy, small businesses are there. Right in that little crevice where money is tight – and getting tighter. Right where weekly payrolls can be financed only by personal credit cards or home equity loans. And right where “income” for the boss
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The New York Times: When you think of high-end concierge services, the world’s most exclusive hotels come to mind, not Google’s corporate offices in Mountain View, Calif. But that is where Ginger Franke, the founder of Franke Lifestyle Management, better known as FLM, a concierge service catering to Silicon Valley’s elite, cut her teeth. For
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USA TODAY: Entrepreneur James Park’s new gizmo can monitor sleep habits and daily exercise, automatically. The $99 Fitbit Tracker, coming in January, is a small device that knows both how many calories you burned and how long it took you to fall asleep. How does Fitbit accomplish all of this? With a tiny motion sensor,
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smSmallBusiness.com: What do you do when sales are down and your credit’s been slashed? You rethink your business. Because of the ongoing credit crisis, banks are becoming even more reluctant to extend lines of credit to small-business owners. And the sluggish conditions aren’t expected to improve any time soon. That means business owners who rely
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Killer Startups: ShareYourBrain is an online brainstorming platform that intends to become a standard for individuals who wish to seek advice and contribute ideas for industries of every ilk. The site includes a navigation menu that makes it very simple to start your very own project, or read about already existing projects. Posts such as
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Springwise: Chicago-based ElementBars.com aims to give users a simple, step-by-step process for designing their own energy bars from scratch. Using the site’s drag-and-drop interface, customers begin by selecting a chewy, oaty, crispy or datey “core” that defines the bar’s texture and base. They can then add nuts, fruits and sweets as well as protein, fibre,
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David Mammano At Inc.: Have you ever been an attendee at a conference and gone to the exhibit area? You know, where all those trade show booths are and the vendors are standing behind them, ready to espouse their company’s benefits to you? I have been to many and sat on both sides of the
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Management Issues: There are five common, and easily avoided, mistakes that companies tend to make when setting up teleworking or remote working programs. According to U.S employers’ association Capital Associated Industries, remote working needs to be about much more than simply waving your workers off at the door. – The first pitfall is that organizations
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