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How to Build a Tech Company Without a Tech Background
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Last month members of our team attended the 2014 HUSTLECON conference in San Francisco. This conference touts itself as being an event on non-technical startup tactics. "Kind of like TED but less hoity-toity", is how they describe themselves. One of the speakers at the conference was Dawoon Kang, founder of Coffee Meets Bagel. If you are...
Customer Service: Why 76% of Your Customers Will Leave You
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] How many times have you called a customer service line (for any reason) and had a flawless experience? Okay, now how many times have you called a customer service line and had a terrible experience? Odds are you've had more bad experiences with customer service interactions than you have good. So why is that? Ovum...
JP Morgan Chase Launches $2 Million Mission Main Street Grants Program to Reward Small Business
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Sally Hogshead on How to Differentiate Yourself in Your Business
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Europeans vs. Americans: Who’s More Productive and Why?
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Last fall I had the opportunity to spend six weeks backpacking through six different countries in Europe. It was a truly amazing experience, and it was interesting to see the differences in work and lifestyles. Breakfast often consisted of as many espressos as you could handle and delicious pastries that you could only dream of....
5 Ways to Create Focus and Be More Productive in Your Business
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Spending a set amount of time focusing on one activity to see it through to completion may seem boring, but I guarantee you that the outcome is not. The outcome is progress, which is something we all strive for. This is box title Focus is a skill you have to learn. If you’re...
6 Ways to Get Paid Faster and Keep Your Business In the Black
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] For growing businesses getting paid on time is crucial for survival. Recurring delays in payment of invoices can quickly turn into a cash flow problem, especially with your business creditors waiting at the other end of the line. With payments piling up, you waste productive hours trying to collect amounts that...
Why Text Marketing Is A Must and 7 Steps to A Successful Campaign
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] With so much 'noise' distracting customers, marketers are always looking for a better way to grab their attention and get just a sliver of their time to put their brand or product in front of them. Social media has been a very effective way to do that, but with changes to...
Dan Wernikoff of Intuit Shares New Opportunities for Small Business
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] I recently had the chance to sit down with Dan Wernikoff, SVP and GM of Small Business Finance Group at Intuit. Dan shared three ways that Intuit is reaching out and providing new opportunities to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Here are a few of the key points that Dan talks about: This is box title“Small...
Infusionsoft Presents 4 Hour Super Jam in Honor of Small Business Week
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] In honor of Small Business Week, Infusionsoft hosted the first ever "4 Hour Super Jam" on May 6, 2015 from 6pm EST to 10pm EST. The event consisted of a series of interviews with business growth experts covering a wide array of topics including finance, technology, marketing, sales, ecommerce, social media and more! [Tweet "Check...
Janette Gleason on How to Spend a Marketing Budget
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] For small businesses and entrepreneurs it takes time to develop your business to a point where you have enough of a cushion to have a marketing budget. Until your business reaches that point, marketing is often put on the back burner to be dealt with later. So what do you do when...
Founder of FoodtoEat.com Shares Her Story of Hustle
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]As entrepreneurs, we face many challenges and from these challenges learn many lessons, both life and business, along our journey. However, it's not always the challenge itself that holds the most resistance to our success, but rather the way that we handle these challenges. This holds true for Deepti Sharma Kapur, founder of...