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Innovate and Elevate: Essential Tips for Navigating the B2B Startup Landscape

As someone deeply immersed in the realm of B2B startup strategy and marketing at Elevation Marketing, I've come face-to-face with the myriad challenges that often accompany the journey from ideation to success. Launching a...

byRyan Gould

March 18, 2024

Monica Wheat Gives 4 Reasons Why Pitch Competitions Are Gold

Monica Wheat has a thumb drive full of excellent advice for startup companies. But if she had to pick one nugget of sage, it might be this one: “It’s going to be 10 times harder...

byColin McMahon

August 25, 2022

How 12 Successful Business Titans Set Themselves Apart From the Competition

Personally and professionally, it's harder than ever to stand out and make yourself heard. These industry leaders and advisors in The Oracles reveal how they differentiate themselves from their biggest competition. 1. Solve a problem and know...

byThe Oracles

August 8, 2022

10 Tips for Landing a Product Licensing Deal

When you’ve got a great idea for a product, there’s an important decision to make right up front: Do you want to build a brand new company from the ground up in order to commercialize...

byThe Sloan Brothers

May 14, 2022

6 Strategies for Local Startups to Scale Up Nationally

If you’re thinking about launching a business or have started one recently, there’s no need to restrict your goals to the local area. Here are six ways to compete on a national level. 1. Create...

byDevin Partida

November 23, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Why Small Businesses Fail (Episode 271)

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses the top reasons that businesses fail, as found from a study by CB Insights. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about why small businesses fail:...

byStartupNation

August 6, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies (Episode 211)

On this morning's Business Beat, Jeff welcomes Dr. Craig Everett, finance professor at Pepperdine University's Graziadio Business School, who shares details of the Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies competition. Built to help great companies succeed, the...

byStartupNation

April 14, 2021

Startup Myth: Is it Better to Be First to Market or Not?

The following is an adapted excerpt from "Startup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School." Published by Columbia Business School Publishing. Copyright © 2020 by Rizwan Virk. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings...

byRizwan Virk

June 2, 2020

Who or What is Your Brand’s Nemesis? A McLaren Case Study

The following is adapted from "Wild Thinking" by Nick Liddell and Richard Buchanan ©2019 and reproduced with permission from Kogan Page Ltd. StartupNation reader exclusive! Save 20 percent on the book with code WILDCARD20 at www.koganpage.com Marty...

byNick Liddell

May 28, 2019

The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Competitions for Startups

Social media competitions have been an effective tool in the startup world for years, for the veterans as much as the new kids on the block. If handled correctly, they can have a huge impact...

byTeam Umbrella

January 20, 2018

How Today’s Leaders Should Respond to the Speed of Innovation

Have you done a SWOT analysis recently? Every business should regularly indulge in such introspection. In the process of considering your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, you may have found some unusual items on your...

byClifford Gross

August 19, 2017

Lessons From Amazon to Apply to an On-Demand Economy Business

About two years ago, I made the decision to move from the CEO of a $100 million plus public company to work full-time for a new company I founded and funded that had revenue of...

byScot Wingo

July 9, 2017

Hi, My Brand is: The Art of Personalizing Your Brand

Consumers don’t like to interact with businesses; they like to interact with people. What separates a bland startup from one with a recognizable brand is a sense of personality. Consumers tend to trust businesses that they can relate...

byMaqsood Rahman

May 12, 2017

Reputation Management: 3 Tips for Establishing Credibility as a Startup

As a startup, you’re probably still gaining momentum in your industry and may not have the visibility your larger competitors have. They’ve been around longer, so it makes sense that they have a larger social...

byLarry Alton

May 7, 2017

How Entrepreneurs Can Find Their Competitive Spark

After creating a startup, it can take time and thought to find your place in the market. Outdoing the competition is a key part of being successful in business, but not everyone is driven by...

byHolly Ashby

April 15, 2017

Artificial Intelligence and its Growing Impact on Startups

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by startups to implement cost-saving systems and processes, helping them to save money and gain an early competitive advantage. Reaping the benefits of targeted artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, they...

byKeith Tully

April 12, 2017

3 Crucial Steps to Fail proof Your New Business Idea

Starting a successful business is hard. But let’s not presume that entrepreneurship itself is intrinsically riskier than other things that popular culture deems as “acceptable.” You’ll never be able to completely avoid risk, either in your...

byDaniel DiPiazza

April 11, 2017

Q&A with Our Inaugural StartupNation Story Competition Winners

In January, we announced the five winners of our inaugural StartupNation Story Competition. While we introduced you briefly earlier, we want our audience to get to know each of our winners a little bit better. Learn...

byStartupNation

March 20, 2017

How to Make Profit Serve a Purpose With Your Startup

There's no time like the present to start something that benefits the world, one so indispensable it can’t help but make a profit. That’s how the best startups operate, and this is your moment to make...

byDaniel Matthews

February 26, 2017

Announcing Our Inaugural StartupNation Story Competition Winners!

StartupNation would like to thank each and every one of you who shared your journeys for our inaugural StartupNation Story competition. While we initially planned to select just one finalist, the response from our community...

byStartupNation

January 20, 2017