The time is NOW to get your business online
As you know, at StartupNation we’re all about helping you make progress and get stuff done easier and…
If he can sing opera, you can start a business
I recently saw a video at YouTube showing a socially awkward, British mobile telephone salesman singing his heart out. My…
Getting in the Zone for a Big Idea
Abbie Rapport is always thinking up new product ideas - but she's turned one memorable idea in particular into a successful business.
Inspiration for New Products. Your Kids!
Rebecca Finell and Ryan Fernandez found success with their toy business, Boon, by playing to their respective strengths.
Grassroots Marketing: Garden Fresh Salsa
Jack Aronson used the power of the taste bud to build a loyal customer base for his Garden Fresh products - he gave away free samples!
Using the Power of PR: Sara Blakely & Spanx
Sara Blakely sent her Spanx pantyhose to Oprah to help boost her business through PR.
Promote a Product By Giving It Away
Jerry Powers gave away SoBe News to promote the product, and in the process created a hugely successful publishing business.
Put the Web to Work (key move)
Robert Wolfe's outdoor-supply retailer, Moosejaw, harnessed the power of the web to supplement its Midwestern brick-and-mortar business with worldwide online sales.
Use Promotions to Drive Traffic (key move)
Titus Blair gets over 1,000,000 visitors to his website, SwordsOnline.com, and he does a lot of it through targeted promotions.
Targeting Women: An Overstock.com Success
Patrick Byrne focused Overstock.com's marketing message on women to build a stand-out online outlet.
The latest stats about YOU, entrepreneurs
RingCentral (provider of StartupNation’s toll-free “vanity” number 866-59-START, among other things) recently conducted a survey of its small…
Taking Care of Healthcare
Watch and learn to get ahead of your healthcare costs.
5 Tips to Start a New Business in the New Year
Here are 5 practical and proven ways you can be sure to get your startup up and running in the year ahead.
More than 40 million Boomers are all about ‘green’
Heads up, business owners. AARP just concluded a study among 30,000 boomers that shows a strong leaning toward…
Teenage phenomenon runs photography business
If you troll the StartupNation website for inspiration, look no further. Signe Brewster, one of our youngest members…
Five Ways Small Businesses Can Combat Cyber Crime
Think fighting cyber crime sounds like a job for someone else? Think again. It starts with each small business owner taking responsibility and taking steps to make sure cyber crime is kept at bay.
Critiquing Facebook’s new “Beacon” service
If you haven’t read about it already, Facebook is breaking new ground with their "Beacon" feature that associates…
Holiday Selling Tactic #493: Provide Lagniappe
If you’re in retail, ’tis the season for milking the moment for all it’s worth. This is retail…
A new poll showing small business perspective on big business, policies and politicians
A new poll is out, and it sheds light on how "out of the limelight" small business owners…
Boomer winner ‘lured’ into a home business
The baby boomer generation has done well, and Larry Murphy, selected as the winner of StartupNation's 2007 Home-Based 100 "Boomers Back in Business" category, epitomizes this segment perfectly.