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Have an Entrepreneurial Story to Tell? Join the Competition!

Have you built your own business from the ground up? If so, StartupNation wants to hear from you! We are now accepting submissions for our inaugural “Share Your StartupNation Story” competition. StartupNation is looking for...

byStartupNation

December 12, 2016

Content Innovation: You’re Not Innovating, You’re Emulating

Innovation. A word so often used in business that it's become a cliché: applied to everything we do, everything we create, every campaign and every department. We trumpet that we are continually "new and innovative" and that...

byPatrick Jager

November 3, 2016

The Benefits of Business Intelligence for Startups

You have probably already heard that eight out of 10 startups fail within 12 months, but have you ever wondered why that happens? In order to find success in the startup and entrepreneurial world, you...

byNate Vickery

October 26, 2016

Competition: Its Power in Business and When to Fold

On June 1, 2011, both Floyd’s Coffee Shops in Portland, Oregon were busier than usual. The regulars were elbowed out of the way by new customers visiting the store for the first time to redeem...

byJohn Warrillow

September 13, 2016

Competitors Are Not Your Enemy – Part 2 – Unique Value Proposition (UVP)

What's Your Unique Value Proposition (UVP)? This is the second article of a three part series that discusses why "Competitors Are Not Your Enemy. Part 2 focuses on your Unique Value Proposition (UVP), one of your...

byDale Tyson

November 24, 2014

Competitors Are Not Your Enemy – Part 1 – Validation

Looking for Validation This is the first article of a three part series that discusses why "Competitors Are Not Your Enemy." Many people think of competitors as the enemy. Not necessarily true. Listed below are...

byDale Tyson

November 13, 2014

User Experience: How it Reflects on Your Brand & What to Do

How the user experience reflects on your brand User Experience, or UX, is much more than how a user works his or her way through your product. In truth, it’s the entire feeling of the...

byNick Rojas

October 17, 2014

“Secret” Tactics to Beat the Competition

I don’t know about you, but I deal with many kinds of people on a weekly basis. Some are hard-core sales people trying to push their products on me. Others are telemarketers, young interns, people...

byMelanie Rembrandt

November 7, 2013

Business Models—Choosing a Business Model

When choosing a business model I always recommend that it be something that you are passionate about. It seems that when passion is lacking, it is harder to get up in the morning and to...

byChris Rugh

May 6, 2010

2 Contests with great upside

StartupNation's 3rd Annual Home-Based 100 competition This is the quintessential ranking of home businesses and the superstar people behind them. StartupNation selects 10 Top Ten Winners across ten categories including Recession Busters, Greenest, Wackiest, Savviest...

byRich Sloan

September 4, 2009

How to Compete with the Big Guys

In talking with a group of start ups recently, I got into the discussion of how small businesses can compete against larger companies that have a great deal of process and marketing power behind them....

byVerticalResponse

May 22, 2009

A disappointing letter from a fan

I got a letter from a fan who read about me in this month's issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, asking me for my advice on how to launch their new eBay business. Specifically, they wanted to...

byCorey Kossack

August 10, 2007

eBay creating competition for its own sellers!

It is rare that I get upset with eBay, but this one hits really close to home... As Ina Steiner pointed out on her AuctionBytes Blog, eBay is now sending DVD shoppers to Netflix. When...

byCorey Kossack

May 29, 2007

PBS Show Biz Kid$ getting youth interested in eBay!

I spent this weekend filming for a new TV show on PBS called Biz Kid$. From the producers of the famous kids educational show Bill Nye The Science Guy, Biz Kid$ is targeted at kids...

byCorey Kossack

May 6, 2007

How to Gather Competitive Research

Knowing that a market exists for your product or service is an important first step when launching a new venture, and who better to tell you about the market than your future competitors? You can...

byJonathan Hudson

November 28, 2006

Small Business exemplifies old business adage: Do one thing really well.

There are lots of sayings, theories and clichés about how to run a successful business. One I've heard many times is “Do one thing and do it well.” While heading out of my hotel to...

byJoan Isabella

May 18, 2006