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6 Steps to Choosing a Business: Follow Your Passion, Measure Your Risk

Americans continue starting businesses at a near-record pace, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. Projections of business starts in March 2023 outpaced February figures by more than 5%, according to...

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April 25, 2023

10 Best Practices Successful Companies and Marketers Follow

The best companies employ the best practices. Easy to say, right? But not so easy to do. Here we look at the best practices consistently followed by successful marketing companies or marketing departments within successful...

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February 16, 2023

10 Negotiation Techniques to Make You a Better Entrepreneur

Startup entrepreneurs are not always the best negotiators. Sure, for some small business owners, negotiation comes naturally. Think of the ones who started negotiating an allowance and extra TV time with their parents at age...

byThe Sloan Brothers

February 1, 2023

WJR Business Beat: New StartupNation COO Talks Content and Community

On this episode of the Business Beat, Jeff talks with Colin McMahon, StartupNation's new chief operating officer, about content, counsel and community. Tune in below to listen to the conversation: Tune in to News/Talk...

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July 28, 2022

5 Tips for Closing a Sales Deal

A deal usually has several parts: the hatching of the idea by one party, its conceptual embrace by the other side and finally the closing. In most cases, the first two phases of a transaction...

byThe Sloan Brothers

May 18, 2022

5 Company Naming Mistakes that Can Kill Your Startup

In the fervor of starting a new business, it’s easy to overlook the long-term impact of a quick company naming decision. Most new business owners worry first and foremost about the more pressing issues of...

byPhillip Davis

September 28, 2021

12 Keys to Family Business Success

Family members start a major portion of new businesses launched in the U.S. every year. Brothers come to mind, of course, when it comes to family business. Whatever the family ties, however, starting a business...

byThe Sloan Brothers

September 21, 2021

A Statement on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from StartupNation

Inclusion has always been a central and underlying value at StartupNation, and we strongly believe that diversity is what makes our world so remarkable. Diversity is the heart and soul of innovation and entrepreneurial thinking;...

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June 5, 2020

5 Ways to Totally Impress Your Clients on the Phone

You’ve talked your prospective client into hearing your pitch or learning more about your products over a call. But now, how do you impress your clients on the phone? There are a few surefire ways...

byKatie Wilson

September 22, 2019

Are You a Small Business Owner? Tell Us About It!

Hello, StartupNation readers! We always strive to deliver relevant content and offerings to you, and in order to do so, we want to make sure we get your input. Please take our brief survey, below....

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July 30, 2019

StartupNation’s 3rd Annual Year in Review: Starting Up in 2018

At the end of each year, StartupNation likes to provide its readers with some highlights from the past year. With each passing year, we strive to bring our readers the best content we can possibly...

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December 24, 2018

What’s Hot in the StartupNation Community Forums?

The StartupNation community forums provide an online space for like-minded entrepreneurs to share advice, discover new data and strategies and connect with one another. It is also an outlet for dreamers to learn the necessary...

byRyan O'Bleness

September 19, 2017

StartupNation: Build Your Business, Live Your Dream

If you're ready to escape the grind, write your own future and be wildly successful, StartupNation has all the resources you need to start, grow and manage your business. The most reliable resource for entrepreneurs,...

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April 29, 2017

Q&A with Our Inaugural StartupNation Story Competition Winners

In January, we announced the five winners of our inaugural StartupNation Story Competition. While we introduced you briefly earlier, we want our audience to get to know each of our winners a little bit better. Learn...

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March 20, 2017

Announcing Our Inaugural StartupNation Story Competition Winners!

StartupNation would like to thank each and every one of you who shared your journeys for our inaugural StartupNation Story competition. While we initially planned to select just one finalist, the response from our community...

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January 20, 2017

Have an Entrepreneurial Story to Tell? Join the Competition!

Have you built your own business from the ground up? If so, StartupNation wants to hear from you! We are now accepting submissions for our inaugural “Share Your StartupNation Story” competition. StartupNation is looking for...

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December 12, 2016

Business Model Canvas: Escape the DIY Trap

With a piece of paper, a pen, sticky notes and 15 minutes, you can transform your business — and your life. This is all you need to make a Business Model Canvas, which reduces a traditional...

byJustin E. Crawford

July 13, 2016

StartupNation with a Twist [Radio]

Jeff and Norm welcome you to another exciting year in the Nation. Our goal remains to coach our new entrepreneurs with tips and tricks from our more seasoned entrepreneurs. We also hope to inspire those...

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January 9, 2016

Are consumers still interested in shopping in retail stores?

Do shoppers still like going into retail stores to buy products? I was just reading an article in Chain Store Age that asked this very question. To my surprise, there is still major interest from...

byJim Debetta

September 9, 2015