Business Book: Shoestring Venture – How to Start a Business

Sgrouples.com (rhymes with “scruples”) is a new player in the field of online collaboration, cloud computing and social media aggregation. And privacy is the name of our game. Not only does the Sgrouples platform offer users a single place to manage their online communities, but it does so without the use of deceptive data mining, [...]

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Business Name: AppIt Ventures, LLC URL: http://www.AppItVentures.com Key Product: Business Plan Premier URL: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/business-plan-premier/id527732934?ls=1&mt=8 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AppItVentures?ref=hl Twitter: @AppIt_Ventures LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2630914?trk=pro_other_cmpy Blog: http://www.appitventures.com/blog YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AppItVentures Synopsis: AppIt Ventures is a full-service, mobile application development company that makes affordable apps that are easy to use, beautifully designed and just work. Co-founders Rob Carpenter and Jeff Macco are [...]

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Young entrepreneur Alex Parker of Grand Rapids, Michigan says he was bit by the entrepreneurial bug from the time he could comprehend. Growing up, he always was in awe when seeing the lavish lifestyle which successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople lived every day. Throughout elementary and junior high, Alex became more and more fascinated with the [...]

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What is the name of your business and URL of your App? MyCorporation:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mycorporation/id472385495 A brief synopsis of the smart phone app ? Starting a company is already a stressful process, especially since something as simple as a small mistake on a standard form can undo hours of work. Our app was designed to simplify the [...]

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What is the name of your business and URL of you APP? The company name is Kadence Creations, LLC, and the name of the iPhone app is MLMipedia Pro. The website is www.mlmipedia.com A brief synopsis of the smart phone app Or A short bio of your company : MLMipedia Pro is a smart phone [...]

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“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” ~Goethe Name of your company and URL? Solopreneur Steps http://SolopreneurSteps.com Date started? I started the actual website of Solopreneur Steps in February of 2012. It has been a long time in the making though through over 20 [...]

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Businessman and author Dave DeBlander set records in high school and was an All-Ohio basketball player who realized at an early age that dedication, hard work, and a positive attitude can make your dreams come true. In 1976, after dropping out of college and getting married, DeBlander and his wife, Kate, opened a natural foods [...]

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1. A short authors bio: Dr. Provitera teaches management at both the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition to Dr. Provitera’s academic credentials, he has fifteen years of Wall Street corporate experience at various investment banks. In his last position at Mizuho Financial Group, he was an Assistant Vice President of Fixed Income Operations where [...]

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Name of your company and URL? Our company name is ParkingEdge, LLC and our Website is http://www.bestparking.com/ Date started? In business since 2006, we work with the nation’s largest operators and dozens of on-the-ground surveyors to assemble highly accurate parking data. What is your product or service? BestParking.com (formerly NYCGarages.com) is a parking search engine [...]

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Name of Social Enterprise and URL? Spud Flower Who is the person behind Spud Flower? What is your background? There’s actually a team of us. The driving idea behind Spud Flower came from my wife as she struggled with finding the appropriate way to give her nephews an investment intended to go toward college 10+ [...]

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When I came across Shoestring Venture, I was at once intrigued to read about businesses starting up with very little money and becoming successes and fascinated by their stories. I am thrilled to now be one of them; a sole proprietor small business that was literally started with ten dollars. If I can share anything, [...]

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The world is visual. We use our eyes to take in much of the content that influences our behavior, tempers our reactions, and informs our decisions. Whether it’s on the Web, in a brochure, or live in person, the most effective solutions are ones that unexpectedly grab our attention. The key with visual marketing is [...]

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Founder and CEO of Heigh Tech LLC, which he founded at 13 years old. Shlomo Zalman Heigh is the founder and CEO of Heigh Tech LLC, a software company he founded when he was 13 years old. He currently leads the company in the development of various types of software and apps. He also started [...]

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Bio of Matt Shoup A lifelong entrepreneur finds himself with $100 to his name and nearly $100,000 in debt. This is March 2005. Fast forward seven years. The company he founded with the last hundred dollars is a multimillion dollar, award-winning brand and a household name in Northern Colorado. With close to $10,000,000 in company [...]

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Name of your company and URL? My equipment company is U.S. Equipment Sales, Inc http://www.USEquipmentSales.com Equipment Media is my consulting and training company http://www.EquipmentMedia.com Date started? U.S. Equipment Sales went live in August of 2009 after a month or so of preparation. What is your product or service? We sell and export construction, recycling and [...]

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Tierra Destiny Reid was home on maternity leave in February 2009 when she turned on CNN and found out her corporate career in suburban Atlanta was ending. Her employer, one of America’s largest retailers, had just announced that they were not only downsizing but closing three entire divisions. For Tierra, a military wife and mother [...]

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In 1996, I was injured in a horseback riding accident. I knew then that my blissful days of being a 72-hour a week horse wrangler and trail-ride guide would have to end. As I recovered from a full suite of injuries, I had time to consider my next move. I had been exposed to computers [...]

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Life-changing experiences happen around us on a daily basis. Even small moments in time that seem insignificant can turn out to be pivotal moments that bring tremendous joy and success. This is the case with me, Jennifer Kelman, creator of the children’s characters Mrs. Pinkelmeyer and her lovable dog, Moopus McGlinden. Together they inspire self-esteem [...]

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What is the name of your business and URL? Enloop, www.enloop.com A brief synopsis of the website / application : Enloop is an easy to use web application which automatically generates a customized business plan with bank-ready financial forecasts based on user created input and generated in real time. In addition, Enloop explains the concepts [...]

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Husband and wife entrepreneur teams do two things exceedingly well: succeed or fail. Two entrepreneurs in one house can cause big problems for both the business and the relationship. Luckily, in the midst of stressful challenges, my husband and I learned the greatest lesson of all: divide and conquer. For me, my entrepreneurial journey has [...]

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