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8 Strategies To Drive Your Startup To Profitability

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many entrepreneurs don’t know what to do at this point, largely accounting for a disappointing 50 percent of startups that fail in the first five years, according to InvoiceTracker. Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. Many entrepreneurs forget that the growth phase may be your tightest squeeze on cash.

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8 Keys To Scaling The Business After Initial Traction

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many entrepreneurs don’t know what to do at this point, largely accounting for that disappointing 50 percent of startups that fail in the first five years, according to Gallup. Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. Many entrepreneurs forget that the growth phase may be your tightest squeeze on cash.

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Stealth Mode Entrepreneurs Only Increase the Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

Openness is part of the business culture of entrepreneurs and technology centers around the world. People talk to people, and even competitors freely exchange news on trends and discoveries. A startup that has been incorporated for two years or more without shipping is already seen as a bad investment. Prime the investor world.

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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s a new age for aspiring entrepreneurs, where anyone with a dream or a hobby should be turning it into a business. The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. Create a business plan online, but don’t wait for funding.

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8 Initiatives To Increase Your Business Growth Curve

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many entrepreneurs don’t know what to do at this point, largely accounting for that disappointing 50 percent of startups that fail in the first five years, according to Gallup. Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. Many entrepreneurs forget that the growth phase may be your tightest squeeze on cash.

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7 Reasons For Your Startup to Skip Stealth Mode

Startup Professionals Musings

Openness is part of the business culture of entrepreneurs and technology centers around the world. People talk to people, and even competitors freely exchange news on trends and discoveries. A startup that has been incorporated for two years or more without shipping is already seen as a bad investment. Prime the investor world.

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Why It’s Not Healthy To Be A Stealthy Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Openness is part of the business culture of entrepreneurs and technology centers around the world. People talk to people, and even competitors freely exchange news on trends and discoveries. A startup that has been incorporated for two years or more without shipping is already seen as a bad investment. Prime the investor world.

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