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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

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Curation There are really multiple forms of “curation” that I think can build sustainable differentiation in products vs. the retailer that is selling them. In the simplest form curation is the selection of similar products in terms of function, quality, design aesthetic and perhaps brand.

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Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients

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They’re pulling in the list of human curated list of successful local businesses and showing those right in the knowledge panel. John: On this front, but hopefully — I was just — you’re in Portland right? David: I know it feels like it. David: I am yeah. David: Oh yeah.

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Instagram Marketing: A Small Business Guide

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Instagram is arguably growing as the most powerful social media platform around. percent of social network use in the United States. Instagram is arguably the most visual social media platform out there. This past August, Portland was hit with a sudden heatwave, with the mercury threatening triple digits.

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Money-Making Subscription Services (That You Can Start Too!)

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Nicely Noted —a beautifully curated monthly stationary box. I’m a big fan of IPAs (I live in Portland, Oregon, after all), and so the IPA Beer of the Month Club would be a subscription service right up my alley. Canva —free design program (great for creating logos, social media graphics, and more). Do you love animals?

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How to Make Community the Secret To Success

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Each year for last five years WDS types trek to Portland Oregon to commune at the World Domination Summit. While I’m sure that Chris’ business benefits from the collective word of mouth, sharing and spending of community members, this is first and foremost a community curated around an idea more than a business. Manifest engagement.

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28 Gifts for the Entrepreneur in Your Life

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See Also: Business Startup Tools: A Curated List of Our Favorite Tools and Resources to Build Your Company. Pick up some beans from your local roaster (is my Portland showing yet?) Another great addition to any entrepreneur’s social media arsenal is this flexible, light tripod, which works both on flat surfaces and oddly shaped ones.