The blogosphere is a big, scary place when you’re just starting out. There are millions of blogs and you may be competing with other, more established writers who have already established a following on the very subject of your blog. Some popular blogging genres include technology, politics, parenting, and fashion. True, you have your own […]
Continue readingTatango (http://tatango.com/) is a new Seattle-based tech company that was hatched by some college students in the basement of their parent’s house. Tatango has created a platform for mass mobile communications. A single text message can be bounced to hundreds, even thousands of other devices, keeping your entire company on the same page by ensuring […]
Continue readingWebsite: www.pembridge.net Title: Partner Industry: Finance Type of company: We provide finance and advice to help marketing, media and technology businesses grow, Year founded: 2001 Number of employees: 10 Location: London, Singapore Questions: What is the startup story behind Pembridge Partners LLP? A bunch of us who’d been there and done it before in terms […]
Continue readingJust because you’re already employed doesn’t mean you don’t have the dream of starting up and owning your own business. But many people don’t have the luxury of being able to walk away from their “golden handcuffs” and devote themselves full time to a business. At least not right away. Many people choose to start […]
Continue readingYou’ve probably heard the hype about all the free money that the government has stashed away somewhere in a secret, undisclosed location to give away to small businesses. Remember those commercials with Matthew Lesko, the screaming nerd in a suit covered with question marks? He was hawking his book that was supposed to be full […]
Continue readingIf your business is art, design, writing or any other creative endeavor, you want a blog that reflects your style and gives visitors to your site a whole different experience than they would have at a tech blog or a mommy blog. That’s why I’ve picked out fifteen gorgeous (and free!) artistic WordPress blogs templates […]
Continue readingIf you have any kind of Pay Per Click or Pay Per Action advertising on your blog, you’re already familiar with affiliate networks. Basically, these organizations offer individual website owners and bloggers the opportunity to place ads from a huge range of companies—from Amazon.com to small independent retailers—on their webpages. The affiliate network assigns a […]
Continue readingMillions of people dream of starting up their own business: of being their own boss, making it big, and having a company that that they can point to as their life’s work. But the realities of starting up a small business are sometimes overshadowed by myths which make it difficult to deal with the real challenges […]
Continue readingThere are new and exciting business tools being developed every day. These can help you improve your productivity and open up entirely new channels for your business to thrive online. While there are hundreds of these kinds of applications available, I’ve handpicked for you my top ten favorites: 1. Exploratree: http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ Mind mapping is a […]
Continue readingLast weekend I was at a small social function mixing it up with several people who I didn’t know very well. Inevitably we started talking about what we do for a living, and I volunteered that I’m an entrepreneur and a blogger. This caused several raised eyebrows. One woman, a doctor, asked me incredulously: “You […]
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