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FastSpring Expands Platform

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Santa Barbara-based software developer FastSpring--best known for its e-commerce software tools--says it is expanding its offerings, and will offer up support to B2B, software-as-a-service and downloadable software companies with sales team.

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Ecwid, NuORDER Acquired By Lightspeed For Nearly A Billion Dollars

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Two, Los Angeles area companies--Ecwid and NuORDER--are in a deal to be acquired by Canadian point-of-sale software developer Lightspeed, Lightspeed announced on Monday. According to Lightspeed, it will pay approximately $500M for Ecwid, split between $175M in cash and $325M in shares of the company.

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Stamps.com Sees Surge On ECommerce Growth

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El Segundo-based online postage and shipping software developer Stamps.com reported its second quarter results on Thursday, saying it saw a 49 percent increase in its revenues for the quarter, to $206.7M, as a result of a surge in e-commerce activity. READ MORE>>.

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Ecwid Scores $5M In Series B

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San Diego-based e-commerce software developer Ecwid said this morning that it has closed a $5M, Series B funding round. Ecwid said it will use the funding for further developing its product, expanding global distribution, and for sales and marketing. cart shopping xcart software ecommerce capital venture ecwid'

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5 Easy Steps to Your Own E-Commerce Startup for $100

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In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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E-Commerce Startup Entry Cost is at All-Time Low

Startup Professionals Musings

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Here are eight Southern California companies and the experienced, successful entrepreneurs heading up their efforts, who haven't had any problems finding investors--or customers--for their firms.