How to Conduct Competitive Research
Who are your closest rivals—and how do they talk about themselves, as well as your company? It's time to find out. Read more
Who are your closest rivals—and how do they talk about themselves, as well as your company? It's time to find out. Read more
Nixle helps police send text-message alerts to local residents. Can it raise $7.5 million? Read more
Local Dirt helps people find produce from local farms. Read more
SpeakerText adds transcripts to online videos. Can it raise $500,000? Read more
For starters, don't pitch a company that relies solely on one product. Read more
Hitting a home run with potential investors requires selecting the right pitch. Read more
How should Denim Therapy market its jeans repair service? Four entrepreneurs weigh in. Read more
eDivvy helps people buy group gifts online. Can it get investors to pitch in $1.5 million? Read more
If you are thinking of buying into a franchise, you must review the business plan with an eye toward learning whether there will be enough revenue to reward ... Read more
Partnerships are incredibly common--and incredibly hard to sustain. Here's how to set up a partnership that is equitable, efficient, and mutually rewarding. Read more
Experts know that careful planning is integral to marketing success. Here's your guide to crafting a thorough marketing plan - and learning more about your c... Read more
Prime Time Boxing helps people channel their inner Rocky Balboa. Can $500,000 take it another round? Read more
Advice for small businesses on what it takes to create a solid business plan, including forming an outline, integrating financial specifics, and spelling out... Read more
An outline of your company's growth strategy is essential to a business plan, but it just isn't complete without the numbers to back it up. Here's some advic... Read more
A new analysis predicts which industries will experience the best and worst revenue growth over the next ten years. Read more
The safety tracker from ERT Systems helps firefighters keep track of one another. Will the company light a fire under investors? Read more
Writing a business plan is often a crucial first step to getting your start-up off the ground. But a plan riddled with errors? It can sink you. View slideshow
Green Sherpa wants to help organize your finances. But first, it's looking for $5 million of its own. Will investors go for the deal? Read more
NFTE selects the winners of it's annual youth entrepreneurship challenge; winners to meet President Obama. Read more
Guitar Affair is like Netflix for high-end guitar rentals. Now it wants to raise $150,000 from investors Read more
Health e-Lunch Kids feeds schoolkids. Will $1 million put more food on the table? Founder Monica Tomasso makes her case to investors Read more
A guide to using market research to understand who your customers are and what they want Read more
When launching a new product or a new line of business, many companies make the mistake of starting with either engineering or design. This is wron... Read more
If you have smarts, style, and nerve, then Maureen Kelly of Tarte Cosmetics says that you could hit it big Read more
You don't need tons of capital, says Clayton Christopher of Sweet Leaf Tea. You might, however, need Grandma's recipe Read more
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