When you first start your business, you might aspire to join the ranks of business owners who never have to worry about their cash flow. However, the reality is that you'll probably spend a lot of time over your first few years worrying about somethi ...
Posted Sunday, December 9th 2012 at 2:41AM
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Federal contracts look like a mixed blessing to many small business owners. On the "blessing" side, they tend to be larger and more lucrative than the private contracts that a small business typically lands. According to a 2011 American Express OPEN ...
Posted Sunday, December 9th 2012 at 2:33AM
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7 Key Habits of Super Networkers
BY Lewis Howes
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224819#
The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. It allows some people to find incredible opportunities, while othe ...
Posted Friday, December 7th 2012 at 12:32PM
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Worth a read, whether the Procrastination bug has struck you or not !
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/225207?cam=Dev&ctp=Carousel&cdt=1&cdn=225207
Entrepreneur Daily Dose Blog
4 Cures for Chronic Procrastination
BY Nadia Goodman| December ...
Posted Friday, December 7th 2012 at 12:29PM
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Create a business plan that will have investors lining up to fund your start-up fitness venture.
Are you thinking about opening your own fitness studio? There are a lot of good reasons to do so: it’s an opportunity to be your own boss, contro ...
Posted Thursday, December 6th 2012 at 5:06PM
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This article is about an innovative idea called Brightbox. Brightbox is a phone charging station that allows the user to swipe his/her credit card for a one-time flat fee of $2-$3 depending on the location of the Brightbox station. When the card is ...
Posted Thursday, December 6th 2012 at 1:16PM
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http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/why-i-sold-my-startup-instead-taking-vc-money
Why I Sold My Startup Instead Of Taking VC Money
posted by Ross Gordon on 11/26/2012 05:11 pm
This past June, after passing up an investment from Chicago's hott ...
Posted Wednesday, December 5th 2012 at 11:26PM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/business/smallbusiness/small-companies-seek-to-push-sales-and-marketing-with-own-apps.html?ref=smallbusiness
Even Small Players Can Seize the Day With an App Strategy
By EILENE ZIMMERMAN
Consumers now expect nea ...
Posted Wednesday, December 5th 2012 at 11:09PM
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http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225147?cam=Dev&ctp=Carousel&cdt=15&cdn=225147#
For serious entrepreneurs, one major component for making it past the incubator stage is the ability to gather a solid group of advisors. Often, these advisors beco ...
Posted Wednesday, December 5th 2012 at 3:44PM
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http://www.entrepreneur.com/sportsfranchises/index.html
Sports and Recreation Business & Franchise Opportunities
Want to own your own gym? Browse our list of sports and fitness franchise opportunities and make your dream a reality. Health and fit ...
Posted Wednesday, December 5th 2012 at 3:03AM
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BY Jason Daley | October 26, 2012| 0
Photography by Chip Litherland He's game: Brian Sanders of i9 Sports.
There was a time when youth sports were synonymous with kids picking dandelions in the outfield and Bad News Bears-style bumbling. Toda ...
Posted Monday, December 3rd 2012 at 12:42PM
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"After surveying 250 marketing executives and over 2,000 consumers, it’s clear that what marketers consider to be high-value engagement is not always thought of in the same way by consumers."
The above line is from a recent report put out by For ...
Posted Sunday, December 2nd 2012 at 4:32PM
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