Rich Sloan

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Rich Sloan is chief startupologist and co-founder of StartupNation and host of StartupNation podcasts. He is also co-author of the acclaimed how-to book, StartupNation: America's Leading Entrepreneurial Experts Reveal the Secrets to Building a Blockbuster Business. Rich encourages you to make a comment under his blog posts or send him a personal message at member nickname, "Rich," here at StartupNation.
Marketing on a Budget
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Marketing in the Trenches on a Budget

In today’s tech-driven world, there are many options for marketing.  However, that does not mean that other, less “techy” methods of getting your company’s message out to the world should be scoffed at. Unfortunately, in...
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Gerber Hits a Nerve

One affiliation I am thrilled to have made over the years at StartupNation is with Scott Gerber. You may have seen him contributing on our Small Business Braintrust video series, or if you're a Gen...
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Saved! By Automatic Backup

Picture this: It's late December. You're planning for the year ahead. You resume your work after dinner. Totally in the zone! But there's a problem. A major problem. The computer is frozen. Nothing works. You...
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StartupNation 1, Facebook Squatter 0

Similar to our efforts on Twitter to claim the www.twitter.com/startupnation account name, we have now achieved something similar for www.facebook.com/startupnation. As I wrote a while ago here in my blog about the Twitter squatter who...
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26 Business Ideas – Take Your Pick!

I don't know about you, but I grew up dreaming of running my own business. One of my sources of inspiration was Entrepreneur Magazine. I'd go over to the bookstore, flip through each monthly issue and get TOTALLY...
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Building Your Company to Last (Part 2)

Last week I posed the question, What's your favorite company. Thanks for the responses and explanations folks! This week, staying on the theme of building a company to last, I wanted to pick up on...
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Building Your Company to Last (Part 1)

Last week in Vegas was incredible. The events were phenomenal and the density of information, networking and inspiration was off the charts! The panel discussion I moderated at Conquer & Grow, which included Pamela Slim (author...
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Read up, and start getting referrals

Among the many "experts" out there touting "the way" to success, there are a lot of fly-by-nights, lightweights and hucksters. But I must say, John Jantsch is among those who offer true substance and real value and merit...