Up and Running

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Thankfully, the pandemic hasn’t scared away resilient folks who want to start businesses. In fact, Americans are becoming small business owners at an accelerated clip: New filings for employer identification numbers are higher than they’ve been since 2007 , according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Tough decisions are persistent.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But before your business really gets off the ground, you need to make sure you have your accounting administration set up properly. Accounting may seem like the most mundane aspect of running a business, but it’s also the most essential to keep on track —especially during the early stages. Track your expenses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

Many entrepreneurs are convinced that banks are not worth the effort for startups, especially early-stage ones that still don’t have a revenue stream, or collateral to back up their financing needs. A question I get from time to time is “Can I ever expect any backing from my bank for a great opportunity?”

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The expansion of e-commerce should also bring about seeing returns as a strategic lever, similar to how companies used faster delivery to drive customer experience and revenue. 15- Build customer loyalty Photo Credit: Liz Raad We can safely say that e-commerce is among the most common types of online business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. Small business grants. Your funding strategy is a key part of every business plan, so don’t hesitate to check out the real alternatives.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 30, 2022

It’s likely that you already know how expensive shipping can be for small businesses. In the early stages of your new e-commerce venture, the expense of various small business shipping choices can add up quickly. This, on the other hand, can severely cut into your revenue. Ship in Bulk Amounts.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

However, if you’re just getting started, setting up an online presence for your business can be just as challenging, especially considering the fact that in the online space, you no longer compete with businesses within your two-mile radius. You compete with thousands of businesses, perhaps even several time-zones away.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The most important difference between a tech startup and a traditional new business is the core objective that drives each. Small businesses are, in most cases, driven by stable long-term growth, value, and profitability. Tech startups are, in contrast, focused on rapid growth, potential, and top-end revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. Small business grants. Your funding strategy is a key part of every business plan, so don’t hesitate to check out the real alternatives.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. Getting the first tracks of revenue is one of the toughest processes of building a startup. The cornerstone of any business is that LTV > CAC. In a SaaS business, this is calculated based on churn.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Background: Twenty years ago, the majority of physicians worked in small or solo medical practices where they essentially ran their own small businesses. That is to say, they’d want to be able to control costs and revenues at a high level. They set prices, wages, staffing levels, the scope of services, and so on.

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David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

Or should they look to one of the new wave of Revenue-Based Investors? Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. For more background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Lower processing cost.

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Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. Small business grants. Your funding strategy is a key part of every business plan, so don’t hesitate to check out the real alternatives.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Business is no exception. From small business owners to giants of the corporate world , the expert you are looking for is out there somewhere, sharing what they know. The result is a cornucopia of podcasts that exist, offering insight into industries and areas of business that could be relevant to you and your company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. Small business grants. Your funding strategy is a key part of every business plan, so don’t forget to check out all the alternatives.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

02:06] Can you share your experience starting with an early-stage company (Hubspot) that eventually went public? [07:11] That's hundred grand annual revenue. And that became about, and now is about 40% of HubSpot's revenue. So we have lots of small businesses that use us. They want it real time.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

But being able to monetize customers and acquire those customers at a low enough cost is quite another. It’s not enough that your business has product/market fit. Especially in the early stages of growth, standing up to competition means that your business also needs to minimize the cost of acquiring new customers.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’s finally getting a little easier for small businesses to obtain the funds they need to invest in and grow their operations. Statistics from a variety of sources indicate a gradual loosening of lending to small businesses around the country. Have plans? Need funding? Lending is picking up. The December figure was up 2.7

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? All things being equal, of course, you’d rather have more revenue rather than less. And yet revenue alone is not a sufficient goal. More on that in a moment.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2018

In the case of early-stage companies, the work can often be done by an entrepreneur with a basic understanding of financial modeling. As you can see the key is not just to know the formulas but to also understand the impact different activities have on costs and profitability. Predictions. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

I wrote recently about Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? Since then, I’ve talked with a number of other firms, and greatly expanded my database: Who are the major Revenue-Based (RBI) Investing VCs? Revenue-based investing VC. Small Business Association Loans.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

When the need is high… For the rest of us, desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 25, 2020

I remember enjoying reading his book “ Delivering Happiness ,” the story behind how he led Zappos and drove it to a billion dollars in revenue before Amazon bought it. my alma mater Fordham University happened to have opened a small business office space that was open to students and alums working on companies.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Early stage voice-activated CRMs will consist of a basic integration with well-established virtual assistants such as Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple HomePod. John came to Swiftpage with a 30-year track record of building highly profitable and sustainable revenue growth for emerging companies and established global leaders.

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Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

It never ceases to amaze me, the amount of time early stage entrepreneurs spend creating a business plan that's, often, a combination graduate thesis, Pulitzer-Prize-winning book, with graphics that would dazzle the folks at Pixar. What early stage entrepreneurs really need is a "battle plan." He's been there.

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Up and Running

MAY 9, 2016

But once you have a solid construction company business plan and know the direction you want to take, you can start your own construction business. Small Business Administration (SBA) have pointed out, construction is a high-growth industry right now and is expected to remain strong for years to come. Canada, and the U.K.,

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Todays Small Business News | Daily. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Franchises.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2017

Early stage idea validation can be accomplished without building an application. But when I ran the numbers, the revenue from just the first three months from the 150 who were interested in premium would cover the investment and more. Here’s what I learned from launching my first app, Recycle Spotter: 1.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Getting your start-up through its initial phase of the business cycle is a tough challenge for small business owners. Business never sleeps and neither can your business strategy. Using licensees is an excellent way to boost your revenue without the need to hire and external sales force.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Avoid elephants in your early stages. Or they have products that cost $40 / month but that require a direct sales person to close them. We found that at the low end there wasn’t enough revenue to make it worth our while. I’m told this model has worked well for Zoho in the small business sector.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 15, 2020

Venture capitalists and early-stage investors have told all of us, founders are critical to a startup’s valuation. Uber is still living down reports of its founder’s past behavior, and California pushed to treat drivers like full-time employees and take on the associated costs. Morality matters. Juul’s founder resigned.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

For the rest of us desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

Private Equity 106

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The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2015

As a company that started locally in Canada — and currently making a push to expand into the US market and other countries — we have taken on a number of strategies that will help many entrepreneurs work around the challenges that continue to face small business expansion overseas. Talent-Driven Expansion.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Below are the characteristics your company should exhibit in order to be a sustainable lifestyle business. The goal for a lifestyle business is to build sustainable revenue streams that are set up to operate on their own. Remember to factor in costs in addition to salaries like payroll taxes, Social Security, and Medicare.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 22, 2013

However, as expected, it comes with a cost. Like most small business owners, I had to decide if I should compromise morale-boosting activities in order to prevent a dent in revenue. Holding weekly meetings is the perfect way to update your team and get everyone in a room together.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

We’ll also share when to transition to the growth stage in the product lifecycle so you can drive conversions and revenue off your momentum. Your goal here is to sustain revenue and your position in the market. Decline: New user sign-ups and revenue begins to decrease. X demos booked in introduction, X revenue in growth).

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