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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

2023 hasn't been an easy year to be a startup. However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. The startup was listed in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2023 too, alongside industry heavyweights like Nvidia and SpaceX.

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8 Priorities When Offering A New Product Or Service

Startup Professionals Musings

Often, despite your passion and expectation, customers don’t immediately see the value and need that you see, and you have no idea why the initiative is stuck , and what could be the real customer issue or fix. Customers won’t buy what they can’t find or don’t understand. Solution may require new category development time.

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6 Mindset Factors Turn Constraints Into Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

Most new business owners I know feel the challenges of not enough time, money, and resources, and see these as problems rather than a competitive advantage. I’m often asked for the secret to this attribute in developing a team culture. This also applies to key customers as well as strategic partners.

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7 Ways To Improve Your Team Member Experience At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

A common initiative I hear from business owners today is their effort to improve the customer experience. To achieve real growth, business leaders need to improve both employee as well as customer experiences. Flexible – listen to allow flex hours and customization. Proactive – timely communication to build trust.

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5 Recipes For A Team Culture To Drive Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure you can imagine how much that impacts any business or startup’s ability to react to changing customer needs and growth opportunities, no matter how insightful their leaders. If you and your team are confident in each other, and proud of your business solution, you will not be afraid to innovate as customer requirements change.

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11 Small Business Grants and Loans to Apply For in 2024

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Here's a roundup of some grants to be aware of in 2024: FedEx Small Business Grant The National Association for the Self Employed (NASE) Growth Grants Program Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Grants Amber Business Grants For Women The USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) Program ? Apply here Deadline: Monthly 5.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.