crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 14, 2012

I recently got back from a cross-country road trip where I drove from Chicago to Portland, OR. ” So it was a breath of fresh roast (so to speak) to come back home and find this week’s small business spotlight in my inbox. .” Related posts: Small Business Spotlight of the Week: French Truck Coffee.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Bank Loan Officer: A business plan for bank lending should reflect a “meat and potatoes” writing style. Clarity is the name of the game. Keep in mind that a Small Business Administration-backed loan requires certain sections for a business plan. Avoid conversational, first-person writing. (“Hi,

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 12, 2019

John Jantsch: So, you’ve been doing this conference for a few years, and I guess the first question I have is, what’s with the name? ” Rich Brooks: I couldn’t use the same name, and I wanted to bring in search and mobile marketing to the mix, because I feel like social is just one aspect of what we should be doing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 21, 2014

How to Get More Customers for Free This Week Through Google written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. You see neighboring businesses, competitors, and everyone else get customers through their door, and you’re getting nothing. How many of you have used Google My Business?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 9, 2017

And so they are devouring click-throughs that used to go to either a small business website or even a big brand website that might have a local presence. They’re pulling in the list of human curated list of successful local businesses and showing those right in the knowledge panel. David thanks for joining me.

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Up and Running

JUNE 1, 2016

Here in Portland, Oregon, you can’t swing a stick without hitting half a dozen food trucks serving up a range of delicious options. While momentum has slowed slightly, food trucks continue to be a profitable restaurant business model. Sometimes, we’d even name the waffle after the Tweeter!

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Up and Running

JULY 19, 2016

When I was nine years old, I never dreamed that the small, quarter vending machine I owned would turn me into a small business owner and a college graduate. Wanting to inspire a sense of entrepreneurship and business in his daughter, my dad brought home a vending machine he had purchased from a friend.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

Eventually, he hit on a recipe that was so good, a family member in the catering business suggested he start selling them. The company is named after their son Jude, who was experiencing health problems before it was determined that he should be on a gluten-free diet. Where did you come up with the name Jude’s Foods?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Black Friday is great and all, but if you’re only going to hit the big box stores, you could be missing out on a number of unique things that small businesses are offering. Small Business Saturday is tomorrow. It was started by American Express in 2010 to encourage people to shop at small businesses.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

” I ordered a CD from CD Baby, I think it was, and they sent the most hilarious shipping notice about the party they were having in downtown Portland, as they lovingly sent my package off to the post office. And if you’re a small business, again, that long-term perspective. It had nothing to do with the thing itself.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

If you aren’t familiar with the term, bootstrapping, also known as “self-funding,” refers to the various methods entrepreneurs can use to fund their startups beyond funding sources like small business loans. He won, ultimately raising $30,000, which the trio used to help start BloomNation.

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

Red Wagon has been named “Best of Eugene Frozen Treats” by local newspaper “Eugene Weekly,” and their ice creams have been featured in food blogs and magazines such as “Sunset” and AAA’s “Via.” Increased revenue has gone hand-in-hand with public acclaim. Going big—but beneficially.

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

His name is Charlie and he responded to our question last week about whether you should stick to the plan or change it. Peter: Yeah, that’s a perfect question for a recent article we posted called Q&A with Business Incubator Co-founder Joe Maruschak. He’s helped a lot of small businesses succeed.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The studio’s design talent boasts some famous names among the list of partners, including Paula Scher, Michael Beirut, Alan Fletcher, Colin Forbes, Harry Pearce, and many more. Since then, it has taken on design work for clients large and small, including big names like The Economist and Apple. Headquarters: London.

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