Free Your Mind
StartupNation sat down with innovation guru Chic Thompson to gather his thoughts on creating a culture of innovation and creativity for a business.
9 Tips for Starting with a Business Partner
It can be rewarding to share the successes
8 Steps for Choosing E-Tail Storefront Software
Here's what to look for and what to avoid when choosing an ecommerce solution.
Good Growth: The Art of the Second Location
Time to open a second office, a branch store? Here
CRM: You (Should) Love Your Customers, Now Work to Keep Them
Buy CRM software and strategize, but know this: The best Customer Relationship Management is about understanding what makes your customers happy.
Looking for Financial Backing? Be Prepared
Getting financial backing for your startup requires upfront groundwork, including preparation of the reports and documents investors want to see. We cover some of the key issues you need to tackle when going after financial backing.
Basic by Instinct: Making Intuition Work for You
Trusting women
Savvy Sell-Through Tips to Keep Customers Coming Back for More
Now that retailers have your product, you need to be sure it sells through
Savvy Sell-Through Tips to Keep Customers Coming Back for More
Landing major orders from retailers is thrilling, but your follow-up is just as important. Ensuring sell-through at retail is crucial for making your business a long-term proposition. Here are four more marketing and merchandising tactics for making it happen.
Creating a Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Your Small Business
Building a competitive advantage for your small business means creating assets and defenses for your brand and sales that competitors simply can't simply replicate. We delve into some methods for building an unbeatable business.
Keyword Research for Search Engine Marketing
Keyword research may be one of the most important activities you undertake as you promote your website and business online. Learn some of the basics before diving into this vital marketing task.
Finding A Business Mentor: How to Cultivate a Relationship
You can learn from anyone
Finding and Engaging Early Adopters
“Early adopters” are the crème de la crème of customers, the “know-no-fears” types, as we call them here…
How Intranets and Extranets Can Help Your Business
Intranets and extranets help businesses keep track of documents, customers and each other. Find out how these virtual tools can structure your business and make you available to your client base 24/7.
Business Growth Strategy – What Parts of
Learn how to get effective sales information from even the most negative sales call, and turn that into positive selling techniques in the future.
Business Growth Strategy – The Cheese Disc Philosophy
Jeff and Rich Sloan relate the lessons learned from the "cheese disk" incident, namely to keep yourself open to new opportunities for your business.
Business Growth Strategy – Delegate, Delegate, Dance to the Music
Entrepreneurs have to learn to delegate responsibility if they are to have any chance of succeeding in a new business venture.
Business Growth Strategy – Practicing Practical Generosity
Generosity, charitable giving, and social responsibility are win-win's for any business, but you need to think strategically about it.