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How to Think Like a Bootstrapper
Good management practices are far more important to your success than big piles of cash are. Here are a dozen tips to help you start and grow your business with little or no money.
The Ups and Downs of Venture Capital
First quarter 2010 numbers are in, and Venture Capital investment in both dollars and deals were down. The good news, if you can call it that, is that it's better than Q1 2009.
5 Ways to Waste Money at Your Business
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How Bazaarvoice Beat the Odds
Austin has a thriving tech startup community, and there is perhaps no better representative of its unique entrepreneurial culture than Bazaarvoice.
Best Money Tips: 10 Silent Productivity Killers
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12 Ways Your Financial Statements Tell Lenders the Wrong Story
Your financial statements may not make the bestseller list, but they do tell an intriguing story — at least to a banker. Unfortunately, the tale they tell may be misleading.
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Does Your Entity Choice Provide Personal Liability Protection?
Making your business a corporation or LLC only goes so far in protecting an owner's personal assets. Discover what you're responsible for.
How to Become a Premier Local Brand
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Cheap Oil is Hurting These People -- Will It Hurt You, Too?
The oil bust has resulted in cheap gas for most of us. But for some of us with jobs dependent on oil, the bust is beginning to exact a terrible toll.
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Lessons from Sociology: 5 Tips to Help You Sell More
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What Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Should You Measure?
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10 Reasons Results Based Management Matters to Small Business
Results-based management is a must for firms with lots of offsite employees. It offers plenty for the rest of us, too.
Unconventional Measures of Customer Service Excellence
Your customer service surveys and questionnaires may not be telling you what you need to know.
Putting a Value on Conferences
Conventions and conferences are great for networking and boosting exposure. But are they good investments of time and money?
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6 Self-Care Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday Season
While you're rushing around finding the perfect gifts for loved ones, treat yourself, too.
6 Ways to Get the Most from Local Search
As internet search goes local small businesses have an opportunity to stand out on computer screens large and small.