Last night I was watching the HBO documentary Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags, which chronicles how Jewish and Italian immigrants created the New York garment district soon after the turn of last century, and built it into the largest employer in the city. It goes on to show how, after more than 70 years of [...]
Archives for October, 2009
Get a Holiday Sales Boost
If you’re a retailer who sells online, and you’d like to give your sales a free, end-of-season boost, you might want to join in on the second annual Free Shipping Day.
Created last December on a whim by Luke Knowles of free-shipping coupon site FreeShipping.org, Free Shipping Day was designed to help retailers on the last day [...]
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Twitter Contest Lets You Pitch VCs
If you’re hoping to connect with venture capital firms to pitch your company story, a new contest may help–but you’ll need to be ready to catch a plane to Seattle.
This year at Northwest Entrepreneur Network’s signature networking event, Entrepreneur University, six lucky companies will get to make [...]
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Shelling Out To Keep Your Business Alive
Entrepreneurs typically have a passion for the business they’ve created. With the economy down, many business owners are facing tough decisions about how to keep their business afloat until sales improve. What would you be willing to do? For instance, would you liquidate personal assets to keep your business alive?
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Online Advertising Made Simple
Follow these essential tips for an online campaign that increases sales.
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Will TARP Soon Cover Small Business?
President Barack Obama’s small business rescue plan, which has been around for more than a year, came back into the spotlight Wednesday, when Obama announced three specific proposals aimed at funneling more loan money to small businesses.
The big questions: Can he get these initiatives passed anytime soon? And if so, would it help?
While big banks got [...]
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Look Before You Leap at Change
Ask these 8 crucial questions to make sure everyone’s on board before you act.
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Prepare for the Worst Case Scenario
Most of us believe there’s no way to prepare for Murphy’s Law but wouldn’t it be nice if you could? Enter The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide, a guide for surviving the most dangerous business situations.
This isn’t some thick theory heavy business text. Instead, the authors David Borgenicht and Mark Joyner have teamed up [...]
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Wednesday Web Resources: New Ways to Reach Your Customers
I’m always fascinated by companies that present potentially disruptive new ways of communicating that could transform how we reach out to customers and find clients. This week, I’ve collected three interesting startups that are combining existing communication forms to create new modes for reaching out. They may not all be quite ready to use yet, [...]
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9 Vital Statistics for Tracking Site Traffic
When you know who your visitors are, you can turn them into customers.
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