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Key Dimensions of Success from Network Solutions' Small Business Success Index (Tips for Entrepreneurs podcast) Network Solutionsâ€™ Small Business Success Index identifies six key dimensions of success and a scorecard on how small businesses are doing in each of those areas.
Sustainability Strategies for Small Businesses (Tips for Entrepreneurs podcast) This brief podcast touches on key strategies that various types of businesses can adopt to make their businesses more efficient and more sustainable.
Slow Economy? You can Thrive! (Radio show) Discover tips to maintain your business - and grow - in an economic slowdown.
Business Strategies that Beat the Recession - from 2007 Home-Based 100 Winners (Article) Learn, by example, how your business can thrive in a difficult economy. These 2007 Home-Based 100 winners share their strategies.
Government Contracts: Big Opportunities for Small Business (Radio show) Find out how to get government contracts targeted to small businesses.
Success in Graphic Design in Shrinking Market (Article) Competition is rampant, customers are harder to come by. Use advice from 2008 StartupNation Dorm-Based 20 winner Shelby Burford to get ahead as a graphic designer.
8 Secrets to Startup Success (Radio show) Learn how to create your Life Plan, focus your energy, and more of the secret sauce for startup success.
Create your own fully baked food business success story (Article) Follow the advice of a successful entrepreneur who followed her recipe for a food-related business that's well on its way. Create your own success by following her advice.
Business Coaches: Making a Smart Choice (Article) If your business is everything you ever dreamed it would be, read no further. If, on the other hand, your growth is stalled, you keep having unexpected setbacks, or you'd simply like to enjoy your day-to-day work more, maybe dialing up a business coach is a smart idea.
Making your Business Pop (Radio show) Brian Taylor, creator of Kernel Seasons popcorn flavors, used the best distribution plan going ï¿½ give your product away for free and watch it take off. Find out how he went from dorm-room entrepreneur to national
Driving the Franchise Business (Radio show) Tom Casey of the Human Bean created a chain that cuts out obstacles between coffee drinkers and their java. His unique franchise chain combines a cutting-edge concept at both the franchise and the retail level to make The Human Bean one of the hottest growing chains.
A Big Event for Small Businesses (Radio show) The Sloan Brothers have been invited for the second year in a row to speak at the Microsoft Small Business Summit on behalf of entrepreneurship. A few of the other speakers stopped by SuN radio to talk about their role in the event and how the listeners can participate online.
Growing Joys (Community podcast) Steve in Michigan and Deborah in Texas are looking for funding to start & grow their small business. The StartupNation team is experiencing growing joys ï¿½ ainï¿½t nothing painful about it! Thanksgiving marks the time to start goal setting for 2007.
Entrepreneurs Are Constantly Tweaking (Community podcast) Entrepreneurs like iouone2 are constantly tweaking their product and service offering to grow their business. The StartupNation community is like having your own personal business advisory team.
His eBay Business is Blowing Up (Radio show) Kevin Harmon of Inflatable Madness joins StartupNation Radio to talk about the key factors that helped him create one of the top eBay businesses.
Breaking Down the 10 Steps to Grow Your Business (Tips for Entrepreneurs podcast) With the launch of the new 10 Steps to Grow Your Business, Jeff and Rich Sloan take some time to walk through each step and preview what you'll find to help you take your business to the next level.
StartupNation's 10 Steps to Grow Your Business - Step 4: Cozy Up with Vendors (Online seminar) Vendors can play a big role in contributing to your growth. It’s important to make sure you’re in tune with—and in the good graces of—the key vendors that might either spur or limit your growth.
StartupNation's 10 Steps to Grow Your Business - Step 3: Enhance Your Customer's Experience (Online seminar) If you want growth, your customers represent a major contributor. Coddle them, cater to them, treat them like they’re the most important asset of your business, and your business will be poised for growth. In this step, we take you through key principles and practices to ensure your customer experience is everything it should be.
StartupNation's 10 Steps to Grow Your Business - Step 2: Get Efficient Through Technology (Online seminar) Making the most of your time and limited resources positions you for growth. The big enabler for that kind of efficiency is undoubtedly technology. To ensure you’ll grow your business, make the most of the technologies available to you.