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Don’t Even Sit Down for Less than $100

We all made fun of my friend when he first started his business because he was the youngest lawyer we’d ever known and, and came to work each morning braces- faced and ready to take over the world. But, this guy scoffed at the heckling and began making his mark at the ripe age of [...]

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Make Your Own Whiteboard

As an entrepreneur my whiteboard has become a must-have for my startup. Brainstorming ideas, sketching website designs out, and working out problems are all a part of using the big whiteboard that’s hanging up on my wall. I paid around $50 for mine, but you can cut that price in half by making your own: [...]

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The Determination Factor

Are you running your business on a shoe-string budget, with a crappy computer and recycled office supplies? I am. And, the thought occurred to me yesterday as I shifted my lap-top screen on its broken hinge – that I couldn’t have it any other way. I wasn’t raised poor – but we had no money. [...]

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Will Work For MONEY

Are you tired of trading your valuable services for “experience,” a pat on the back or the occasional slice of pizza? After you’ve been at it for a while, you feel like the money should just naturally start flowing your way, right? But what happens when it doesn’t? What happens when good clients can’t transition [...]

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10 Tips n’ Tricks to Raise Funds and Bootstrap Your Biz

Jump on the ebay wagon ebay can be used as a powerful tool to help you raise some funds for your business. For years, I used to go to summer garage and yard sales with my mom and purchase tons of 10cent books from the boxes, sometimes the entire box, and come home to list [...]

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5 Shopping Tips for the Bootstrapping Entrepreneur

What’s a bootstrapping entrepreneur? A bootstrapping entrepreneur is someone who is always looking to save money during the course of running a business. Most of us don’t have funding or fat wallets to dump tons of cash into our businesses, so we rely on creative ways to save money and keep the wheels of our [...]

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To Outsource Or Not to Outsource?

If you’ve been following the financial situation of the United States lately, then you are well aware of the high rise of outsourcing going on. Countries such as India, China, and Europe are playing a crucial role in providing well-qualified workers for companies right here in America – heck, around the world! Want to hear [...]

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Friends, Family, and Professors Can Help Your Venture for Free

Some of the best – no, the best – advice, ideas, and support that I have received for my business has come from my family, friends, and the occasional chat from professors when I was still in college. The smart entrepreneur will consult with friends and family about their business whenever they have the chance. [...]

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Effective Article Marketing for Free Targeted Web Traffic

In order to achieve the highest results possible you’ll need to know some SEO (Search Engine Optimization) basics. I’ll explain it for you here “Justin” case. To start you’ll have to do a little keyword/phrase research. What industry are you in? What would an average person type into the search box to find a site/service/product [...]

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