- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsPharmacy coordination platform ZappRx announced it has raised $5.6 million in Series A funding today. The new financing will go to further build upon ZappRx’s prescription data automation technology and help to scale operatio...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FoxSmallBusinessCenter.comThe Rev. Robert H.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsFor women struggling to conceive, in vitro fertilization can be a successful, but also fairly expensive, option. At approximately $15,000 per cycle, and requiring two cycles on average before it works, it’s still beyond the r...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Small Business Trends | small business experts
Whatever your industry, there is always an opportunity to be in the Google News section of Google SERPs. This might not be quite as likely if your competition is CNN or Forbes, but for many small businesses being featured in the news sec... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FoxSmallBusinessCenter.comCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown ordered the first mandatory, statewide water cutbacks by cities and towns as the state's nearly 40 million people head into a fourth summer of severe drought.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Small Business Trends | small business experts
It was a place for big ideas. Leaders in the small business community gathered for the VIP dinner at Infusionsoft’s massive ICON15 Small Business Conference March 31 through April 2 in Phoenix, Arizona. And none other than Infusion... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Small Business Trends | small business experts
For the new small business owner, a common question is, “Where should I incorporate my business?” Some entrepreneurs choose to form an LLC or incorporate where they live, while others opt for a business-friendly state like Delaware or th... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Crowdfund InsiderFunding Circle, which claims to be the “world’s leading online marketplace lender exclusively focused on small business,” is in advanced talks with Temasek Holdings, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, to sell a stake in its...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Small business news - CNNMoney.comThe Unreasonable Institute wants one thing: Entrepreneurs unafraid to think outside the box to tackle social problems.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from The Kickstarter Blog
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
In an interview with Inc. Features Editor Diana Ransom, Justin Stefano and Philippe von Borries, founders of Refinery29, the up-and-coming platform of all things fashion, explain how the idea for their company came about. - Friday, April 3, 2015 from BizSugar Hot TopicsThe longer a customer has a relationship with you, the more they are likely to spend, and the larger the transactions are likely to be. Your repeat customers are also valuable because their word-of-mouth marketing brings more business yo...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from BizSugar Hot TopicsDid you know that 61 percent of employees feel that employers are taking a good care of them in the office when hot beverages are provided in the office? Behold - the underrated impact of break rooms in workplace productivity! 17 Vote(s)
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Small Biz DailyBy Cliff Ennico As my readers know, I frequently judge business plan competitions throughout the United States. Just about every time I do one of these, I hear an entrepreneur say that his business plan “has no competition.” Every time t...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Small Business Trends | small business experts
Like so many other products, the Lukla Endeavor Jacket began as a solution to a problem. When Michael Markesbery and Max Squire were climbing one of the tallest mountains in the Swiss Alps, they noticed a problem with the expensive outer... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Spring cleaning is about starting fresh. By applying this mindset to your business, you can return your business to a healthier, livelier, and more profitable state in no time. - Friday, April 3, 2015 from BizSugar Hot TopicsBusiness owners need to practice telling a succinct and compelling story of why their brand matters. 18 Vote(s)
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Crowdfund InsiderThe Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act (SBEEA) has received “Royal Assent” and will be implemented in 3 stages. Those with the highest impact will be delivered in the final stage, according to the UK Government. ...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from StartUp Beat
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- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Crowdfund InsiderVenovate is ready to onboard issuers leveraging the new Reg A+ rules announced by the SEC. The alternative funding platform that has embraced investment crowdfunding recently indicated they had partnered with CrowdCheck to immediately s...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from The Kickstarter Blog
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Starting Your Own Company Is Overrated - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Understand and define strategy in your industry. - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Should what you do always define who you are? These leaders have an interesting perspective on the issue. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from YFS Magazine - Startups, Small Business News and Entrepreneurial CultureDelegation is an essential leadership skill. Delegating to a remote workforce is especially challenging. Here are 4 valuable tips to help you delegate smarter.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Small Business Trends | small business experts
I like to let cartoon ideas sit around for a few days before working on the art for them. It gives me a little time to let my brain keep chewing on them and come back with a fresh point of view and it works pretty well. This cartoon, for... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from BizSugar Hot TopicsInvesting in an amazing startup is like buying the hot new gadget that's just come on the market. Just being able to lay down your cash, either for an investment or a gadget is a good social signal, […] 17 Vote(s)
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from BizSugar Hot TopicsYou probably wouldn't dream of loaning large amounts of money without credit information on the borrower, right? But do you pull credit reports on the companies with whom you do business? The comparison is clear enough: In business-to-bu...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from FoxSmallBusinessCenter.comA central Maine manufacturer of precision parts for the aerospace, defense and oil industries is cutting 70 workers and consolidating its Waterville and Winslow facilities.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Crowdfund InsiderVancouver based CrowdMapped, a geo-location based crowdfunding business & services directory, has announced the appointment of Kevin McIntyre as President & CEO. Daryl Burma, co-founder and CTO commented on the new position; “We’...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsA startup that turns practicing your programming skills into a game, CodeFights, has just raised $2.4 million in seed funding to further develop its real-time, social game where developers can participate in “code battlesR...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Crowdfund InsiderWith nearly a week until their Con Man crowdfunding campaign comes to an end on Indiegogo, FireFly co-stars, Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion has successfully raised nearly $2.7 million for their new television show. Now, the fan favorite d...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Small business news - CNNMoney.comHealth drink Mati Energy beats out all tech rivals at Google Demo Day, scoring $100K investment from Steve Case
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Jane Wurwand, co-founder of Dermalogica, unpacks how being fiscally shrewd, by necessity, led to major success. - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
For leaders in all organizations, there's an ongoing challenge in getting top performers to buy in to team goals, especially if those goals require individual sacrifices. Here's how University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari h... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC's The Profit, explains how applying personal transparency has allowed him to unlock success. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsPicnicHealth launched out of Y Combinator last summer with a service that promised to help chronically ill patients gather all their records from all their doctors and put them in one easy-to-access online profile. The startup has ...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsTechCrunch is hearing from several sources that on-demand shipping startup Shyp is raising around $50 million at a valuation of $250 million. Shyp allows its users to take a photo of an item they want to ship, and then sends someon...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FoxSmallBusinessCenter.com
United Technologies Corp. has announced a change in leadership at Sikorsky Aircraft, less than a month after announcing it may spin off the helicopter-making subsidiary.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Small Business Trends | small business experts
One woman’s desire to fulfill a personal passion also ended up helping her start a successful business. Payal Kadakia just wanted to dance. But thanks to her high-powered consulting job with Bain & Company, making it to regular... - Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Take it from this CEO whose resume includes stints at both Lehman Brothers and Enron. - Friday, April 3, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsOnline ticket sales startup SeatGeek has raised $62 million in Series C funding. Co-founder Jack Groetzinger confirmed to TechCrunch that the round was led by Technology Crossover Ventures, with participation from previous investor...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
Silicon Valley VC firms such as Andreessen Horowitz are raising "impromptu" funds to invest in companies like Pinterest. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FoxSmallBusinessCenter.comMattel, the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, named Christopher Sinclair as its permanent CEO.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from FoxSmallBusinessCenter.comThe state agency responsible for economic development across New York says companies last year created 76 of the nearly 2,100 new jobs promised over five years in return for tax breaks under the Cuomo administration's Start-Up NY program.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsSome consolidation in the dog sitting/walking/boarding space. The UK’s myDogBuddy, which offers a marketplace that connects dog owners with local dog sitters, has merged with its Spanish rival Bibulu, to become what it claims...
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from Inc.com
After 10 hours of research and over 60 hours of testing, The Wirecutter found the best wifi hotspot for most people is the Verizon Jetpack 6620L. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from FoxSmallBusinessCenter.comA documentary explores the decline of videogame giant Atari and the secret dumping of its flopped "E.T." game in a New Mexico landfill.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from TechCrunch » StartupsReedsy just launched author profiles on its website. Writers can collect and showcase their work on a single page. This way, Reedsy provides a simple way to share your profile on the web, much like an About.me link. As a reminder, ...
