The Patriot Ledger: Jennie Head has been making her own balms and oils since her now 6-year-old daughter, Josie, developed diaper rash as an infant. Rather than simply buying a salve at the store, Head chose to research and create her own. ‘‘I like to know exactly what’s inside of it, and it’s not always […]
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If you are trying to run a small business, there is no way to avoid the Internet. No matter what kind of business you operate, you will need to have an online presence. Having an online presence does not include just having a website and posting your most recent innovations to Twitter and Facebook. Consumers
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Shopify: The phrase “dropshipping” evokes a wide array of responses. Some believe it’s a great way to get started with ecommerce. Others immediately discount it, having heard about too many dropshipping related scams and promise-the-moon information products. With so many rumors and so much misinformation floating around, it’s hard to know what to believe –
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Paul Graham on why you shouldn’t come up with business ideas, and instead should figure out how to solve problems: The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. It’s to look for problems, preferably problems you have yourself. The very best startup ideas tend to have three things
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The Patriot Ledger: Jennie Head has been making her own balms and oils since her now 6-year-old daughter, Josie, developed diaper rash as an infant. Rather than simply buying a salve at the store, Head chose to research and create her own. ‘‘I like to know exactly what’s inside of it, and it’s not always
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This is a 5-step model for creating a metrics framework for your business & customers, and how to apply it to your product & marketing efforts. The “pirate” part comes from the 5 steps: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, & Revenue (AARRR!) Continue reading
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The following is a guest post by Jim Masterson, author of How to Start a Dog Walking Business: Dog Walking Jobs For Fun and Profit. Have you ever considered starting your very own dog walking business? If so, you’re not alone, and the timing couldn’t be better for you. That’s because a dog walking business
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Despite being such a large and lucrative industry, PR carries remarkably few barriers to entry. Provided you’ve some experience, a laptop, some broadband and a working telephone, it’s possible to set up shop and get your own PR firm up and running. In fact there’s a myriad of three, two and even one-man firms out
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