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DeepLinking:
People have been sketching user interfaces since the birth of the web (possibly even before) but the sketches usually stay locked away in old notebooks and discarded bar napkins. Many of the websites we use started out as scrawlings, and with people like Jakob Nielsen and Bill Buxton spreading the gospel of faster, cheaper paper […]
The Baltimore Sun:
Broad economic slowdowns can often trickle down to small businesses, including those in relatively stable industries. But a downturn does not have to spell disaster for your small business.
Good financial management practices will help you weather even the worst of economic times and be ready to capitalize on new opportunities, which inevitably will […]
This is a guest post by Alan Johnson.
It seems that “now” is definitely one of the most commonly-used words among online entrepreneurs these days. You can hear people talking all of the time about what they are doing now, about what results they are currently experiencing, yet a lot of them don’t seem interested in […]
A reader wrote:
How do I find the business opportunity that’s right for me?
Unfortunately, not all business opportunities were created equal. Some businesses opportunities are better than others and you may be better suited for one, more than the rest. How do you decide which business opportunity is right for you? Ask yourself these questions about […]
Twenty five teams are competing for $70,000 in prizes from the Wharton Business Plan Competition. The 25 semi-finalists were recently whittled down from a total of 344 students who presented ideas.
This video highlights some of their ideas.
There’s a full list of the semi-finalists after the jump.
Changin Your Life Forever LLC (Team Lead: Adrian Ironside, […]
The following is a guest post by Kyle James.
Online companies that have high fixed costs, especially when those fixed costs are associated with office equipment, inventory, warehousing, and high distribution costs have the hardest time making money. A company that fit into this category was WebVan, an online grocery delivery service that went bankrupt in […]
Hello readers from Opportunity World.
My very popular, but controversial, post 20 Things Not to Do Before Starting a Business is in the February 2008 issue of Opportunity World.
I’m also now a regular contributor to that magazine, so I’ll have a column in there monthly.
Original post by Dane and software by Elliott Back
Wondering how to get your product into a big box store like Wal-Mart or Home Depot?
Fortune Small Business recommends using a middleman:
Matt Yubas, the owner of Yubas Consulting, a product marketing and development consultancy in Lubbock, Tex., suggests that you consider hiring a third-party business consultant to act on your behalf.
“Companies like Home Depot and […]
Boston Herald:
As we begin a new year, let’s gaze into the crystal ball and see what’s coming for small businesses.
Some things are clear. Health care costs will go up. Oil prices won’t tumble. The dollar won’t get much stronger any time soon. We will elect a new president. But what’s less certain is how any […]
UpandRunning.Entrepreneur.com:
Validating the idea and understanding the business model are pretty important steps that should come before writing a business plan. That’s hardly a novel idea.
Still, novel idea or not, successful entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa spells out the early stages very well in a BusinessWeek special report published yesterday, “Before You Write a Business Plan.”
He starts with […]
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