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StartupNation.com users have been telling us what they want and we’ve been listening.
Now you shall receive! The new StartupNation.com is days away from being introduced, including improved navigation!!
Here’s a smattering of some of the requests StartupNation regular users have made:
“Give me a great sense of the huge amount of stuff available without overwhelming me.”
“Show us [...]

Malcolm Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point talks about the Broken Windows Theory. The theory says if a neighborhood looks run down with broken windows & graffiti, people will believe nobody cares & will also not take care of the neighborhood. Soon the relatively minor problems of broken windows and graffiti will lead to more serious [...]

Last night I started thinking about my overall pricing strategy. Do I want to focus on cheaper items or more expensive items? What are the positives and negatives of each?
I want to grow sales dollars to continue getting increased incentives from my suppliers, but selling expensive items is so challenging on eBay because of the [...]

All businesses need an identity. I’m talking logos, web sites, packaging, catalogs etc…These things are very important because they often make the first impression about your business. This is especially true in today’s business environment, where it is not unusual to sign up a new account without ever speaking to them - much less meeting [...]

One of our customers was just named Entrepreneur of the Week by Inc.com, the online version of Inc Magazine. John runs DesignAShirt.com.
We love to see our small-biz customers grow and prosper — it’s why we’re here. Congratulations, John!
Andrew Field is President of PrintingForLess.com, known by its thousands of happy customers as "America’s Print Shop." He [...]

We’re constantly, all the time, every day, never stopping making improvements to Startupnation.com. In other words, we’re your normally typical entrepreneur. It’s one of things that make StartupNation so uniquely valuable to people starting their own businesses. We’re a startup company ourselves!
So, what’s up for today? A killer enhancement to the StartupNation Marketplace AND a [...]

Last week I asked my readers to join the discussion and comment on what they thought of eBay Live, and if they were planning to attend this year.
Here’s my two cents:
eBay Live is extremely worth your while. Its a crazy three and a half days, and you may get a little exhausted or get information [...]

A week ago, we interviewed Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval on our radio show. They run the advertising agency, Kaplan Thaler Group. You can learn about the interview and listen to it here.
You probably know of Linda and Robin’s work… the AFLAC duck, the Herbal Essences "Yes! Yes! Yes!" commercials. Or how about the [...]

Everyone, including us, raves about the first-and-foremost quality of an entrepreneur… you know what it is… PASSION.
But alas, that may not be true. Lately, our idea of the true mark of an entrepreneur has evolved. It’s actually something else, something that’s behind any and all action that an entrepreneur might take - and it’s called [...]

According to the 2006 Angel Market Analysis released today by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, the angel investor market experienced steady growth in 2006, with total investments of $25.6 billion, an increase of 10.8 percent over 2005.
This is an irrefutable statement about the fact that the money is out [...]