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The fudge store phenomenon, and why it works

Do you like fudge? Chocolate? Peanut Butter flavor? Maybe, Pistachio? Or, how about Mint? Well you'll be happy to know there's an island in Northern Michigan called "Mackinac Island" (pronounced "Mackinaw", don't ask me why)...
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To move forward, work backward

Have you ever heard someone say, "let's do a work back"? I met with a techie recently who was talking about how he approaches creating a great website. He said, "My preferred strategy is to...
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Flexibility

Penelope took a break from her desk today and went outside to let her dog get some fresh air. While she was outside, I snapped this picture of her stretching, with the Absaroka Beartooth wilderness...
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Is this the golden age for entrepeneurs?

We have a lot of philosophies about entrepreneurship and small business here at StartupNation. One of them you will hear us mention often on the radio show or at live appearances is that "this is...
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Planning to Write Your Business Plan

My new company's business plan went from beta to final release today. I'm very proud of the final product, and am excited to circle back to to prospective investors. In my opinion, Jeff and Rich...
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Does your business plan include blue jeans?

It's often quite fascinating to see how the mind of an entrepreneur jumps from one thought to another. Readers of this blog are familiar with how typical everyday events are the supporting content for what...
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Cool Company of the Day: Turn Your Head

To coin a phrase, everything old is cool again, and it took a woodworker who thought just like that to come up with our cool company of the day. Tom Bashara started his Colorado Springs-based...
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Startup attitude: Act like a winner

• Confidence • Boldness • Strut These are contagious qualities. Your customers will pick up on it. Your team will rise to it. Your competition will notice it. When you start acting like you belong,...
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Inspiration

My mom died exactly 4 years ago today. She is the sweetest lady I have ever known. Now, after four years, I can think about her and not remember so much the 4-year cancer battle...