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New Markets Mean More Than Just New Area Codes

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Many people picture Washington as a green, rainy state, but across the mountains on its Idaho border the state is actually quite arid. Micro-markets like the pocket of ski lodges in West Virginia can be a great opportunity to move in with little competition, because other firms may assume the demand is too small. Not promising?

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20 Essential TED Talks For Entrepreneurial Students

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Students with entrepreneurial inclinations should find inspiration in Majora Carter’s fascinating tales of some impressively enterprising individuals from Chicago, Los Angeles and Whitesville, West Virginia. Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex.

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An Extensive Guide To Web Form Usability

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They’ll input something, but are not too confident of what they’re doing…until they receive positive feedback in the form of a green check mark or similar or negative feedback, at validation time, in form of error message. Any thoughts about field labels below fields? As in Wufoo.com forms?

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Want to Know a Secret? Your Customers Do.

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asks Nick Greene. Bloomsbury also teased a potential shortage of copies (a lie that would only increase the satisfaction of buyers “lucky enough” to get one) and “accidentally” released a few copies at a West Virginia Walmart. That’s what Bush’s Baked Beans did with their recipe. Why is it kept secret?”

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Want to Know a Secret? Your Customers Do.

ConversionXL

asks Nick Greene. Bloomsbury also teased a potential shortage of copies (a lie that would only increase the satisfaction of buyers “lucky enough” to get one) and “accidentally” released a few copies at a West Virginia Walmart. That’s what Bush’s Baked Beans did with their recipe. Why is it kept secret?”

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