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Identifying Pain in the First Step in a Sales Process – Here’s How

Both Sides of the Table

If you haven’t already followed me on Twitter, that’s the fastest way to get blog updates. Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” These references make for great discussions with customers. This article initially appeared on Inc. Click here.

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An Entrepreneur Platform To Put You Above the Crowd

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012. Engage your customers through blog comments, product reviews, and personal customer service. Even the Google search engine crawlers may take up to two weeks to find you.

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The Valuable Unsung Heroes of Startups

Both Sides of the Table

When I wrote about Lines, Not Dots (probably my most often quote blog post) I made it clear that “lines” go both ways. And that’s why it’s super important to reference check your VC as I wrote in the linked post. And yes, there are some bad actors. Luckily word travels quickly.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. So assume that in 2012 the company would do $20 million in sales and $2 million in profits (10%) and 2013 they would do sales of $25 million and $4 million in profit (16% net margin) and then slow growth in 2014 to $30 million and $6 million in profit (20% profit).

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How Businesses Can Find Scalable Ethernet Services in Southern California

Southern California Edison Blog

And, since 2012, just six counties in SoCal have seen their gross domestic product increase from $992 billion to $1.26 References. ¹ [link]. ² [link]. California boasts one of the most impressive economies in the United States. Southern California alone has a gross domestic product larger than countries including Mexico and Turkey.

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Interview with Anne Walls and John Singleton, WordHustler

socalTECH

John Singleton: In reference to contests--one thing about our technology--is we have the only system like this on the web. They talk about us in their blogs, they give us feedback, and they're very vocal. If our users run into a predatory publisher, or an agent charging fees, they can include that into their comments.

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