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5 Tips for Your First Sale: Venture Capitalists' Advice for Startups
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5 Tips for Your First Sale: Venture Capitalists' Advice for Startups

What matters most in the first years of a startup’s life? “Closing deals,” says Greg Pugh, SVP of Customer Acquisition for Rev1 Ventures,... More »

Building a specialized business? Special Tomato and Adaptivemall Understand
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Building a specialized business? Special Tomato and Adaptivemall Understand

When Chairman Tim Bergeron started Adaptivemall.com in 1998, the notion of actually earning a profit doing e-commerce was a mere gleam in some... More »

This CEO Developed a Cadence to Profiting with Tech Startups
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This CEO Developed a Cadence to Profiting with Tech Startups

You don’t need to spend more than a few minutes speaking with Yonatan Stern to know that he’s not your usual tech company leader. A... More »

Buying an Existing Business
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Buying an Existing Business

Maybe you’ve already owned or operated a small business. Perhaps this is your first. Sure, you have to review the numbers. But what else is important... More »

What If the MBA Road Less Traveled Pays As Well As the Traditional Path?
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What If the MBA Road Less Traveled Pays As Well As the Traditional Path?

For business students choosing a path out of grad school, two Harvard Business School professors have tried to apply some math to the decision. For... More »

If Hard-to-Get Loans Are the Problem, Who’s to Blame?
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If Hard-to-Get Loans Are the Problem, Who’s to Blame?

Who’s to blame for the slowdown in startups? Recent research shows entrepreneurship is stagnating, and a Senate hearing explored the consequences of... More »

Meet the World's Biggest Fruit – and the Company Using it to Change Vegan Food Options
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Meet the World's Biggest Fruit – and the Company Using it to Change Vegan Food Options

There are lots of reasons for being a vegan. Maybe it makes your body feel better. Or perhaps you don’t approve of killing and eating fellow... More »

Senate Hearing Addresses Dwindling Startup Activity in US
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Senate Hearing Addresses Dwindling Startup Activity in US

“America Without Entrepreneurs: The Consequences of Dwindling Startup Activity” is the topic this morning for a Senate Committee On Small Business... More »

Texas Doesn’t Mess with Business; Connecticut Kills It, Survey Says
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Texas Doesn’t Mess with Business; Connecticut Kills It, Survey Says

No one needs to tell entrepreneurs that it’s harder to start and grow a business in a place where government regulations make it complicated to... More »

Mobile Apps: Good Business If They Can Engage Users
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Mobile Apps: Good Business If They Can Engage Users

The mobile apps business is showing the promise of sustainability for makers who get users to not only download, but also actually use their... More »

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