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National Entrepreneur

Penthouse relationships lead to business success

In the world of entrepreneurs and startups, top floor relationships are everything. You can’t start a business alone. You need partners, team...
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Understanding the dreaded investor due diligence

After you have successfully attracted angels or venture capital with your business case, your million dollar product idea, and you have a signed...
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Six actions to solidify a startup sense of urgency

  • sense of urgency
  • January 7, 2011
In today’s business startup environment, if you don’t move fast, you get run over. Without a sense of urgency, people and businesses...
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Five steps to social media success for startups

Everyone is talking about how social media can help you jumpstart your business at no cost, and experts are springing up on all sides to help you...
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"Small Biz Lady" shares her secrets to becoming a successful business owner

Though millions of Americans are still without a job, there are still plenty of others who are not happy in their current positions at work. Some...
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Building a startup is like prospecting for gold

Startups are tough. For every entrepreneur and every gold prospector, there are more opportunities to fail than to succeed. Yet experts say that...
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Eight action items to make your startup bankable

  • bankable
  • January 3, 2011
A common question I get is “How do I get a bank loan to fund my startup?” The default answer is that it probably won’t happen,...
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Listening to customers is becoming a lost art

  • listen to customers
  • January 2, 2011
It seems like many entrepreneurs are becoming so technology addicted to their iPhones and email that they forget to listen to what their customers...
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How to select the right investors for your startup

If you are looking for an outside investor, you need to know how they see you. Different types of investors look for startups at different levels...
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Boring entrepreneur piques interest...in boredom

  • boring conference
  • December 31, 2010
With the aid of a carefully prepared PowerPoint presentation, James Ward breaks down the evoloution of the ties in his wardrobe. In June, he owned...
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