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The first steps to starting a business are surprisingly simple. Here's how to get through the administrative hurdles faster than you think.
The Business Tools You Should Be Using
We've collected and organized the best business tools and articles to help guide you through many of the decisions that you will need to make when starting and running your own business. This section includes guides, information, and decision-making tools to help guide you whether you are in the early phases of starting your business or are trying to accelerate growth.
Each section below provides tools to help you determine what is right for your growing business needs. We want to help you through the problems associated with starting and growing your business as much as we want to help you prevent the problems that will inevitably happen. From startup to explosive growth, the information here will help you accomplish and exceed your goals.
Startup
Are you thinking of starting a business? Have you decided to start a business, but you don't know what you have to do? In this collection of tools and articles, we help you think through the process, from coming up with your million dollar idea to setting up the legal structure of your company.
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Digital detective. Health care disrupter. Purveyor of all things organic. These are just some of the most promising ground-floor opportunities in 2014.
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Starting a business is one thing, but consistently reaching your goals and maintaining a profit is a different story. Learn how you can make more money today.
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These 5 boostrapping hacks could help you start your dream business.
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Finance
Keeping up with your company finances can seem like a never-ending job. Entrepreneurs want to grow their business, not spend endless amounts of time on financial management. We've collected our best guides and content to help you pay your bills, manage your finances and most importantly cash flow.
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Overall, 2017 has been a good year for small business lending. A few trends for the coming year have emerged.
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It can seem impossible to get the money you need in these conservative times.
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If the financial side of your small business has you lost, these experts offer practical finance do's and don'ts to get you back on track.
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Because bootstrapping your next business isn't always feasible. Here Are 19 Ways to Finance Your Latest Business Venture.
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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 advice on how to include things like a sales forecast, expense budget, and cash-flow statement.
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Operations
As your business grows, so do the things that you need in order to run that growing business. From office infrastructure to phone and conferencing systems, there's a lot of things to keep together.
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Artificial intelligence is playing a more significant role in business than ever before. Research firm IDC predicts the market for A.I. will grow from $8 billion in 2016 to $47 billion by 2020, impacting all business practices across almost every industry. Here's a look at just one--HR and recruiting.
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If you're into big data, you'll want to know these trends for 2017
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Behavioral Analytics is infiltrating Business Intelligence to provide an end-to-end view of business.
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Finding the right tools for your business can be an overwhelming process. Here's a look at six technologies that can help.
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The eighth in a comprehensive series to help you craft the perfect business plan for your startup.
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Sales & Marketing
You can't grow your business without a strong sales and marketing team and effort. The way companies sell and market themselves is constantly changing in today's information-heavy world. You need to have the right tools to manage and maximize these efforts.
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A comprehensive list of essential marketing skills -- and how to gain them.
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10 digital disruptors in sales and marketing.
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When done correctly, marketing provides the air cover for the sales teams on the ground working hard to close deals and increase revenue. It's a much needed partnership.
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Sangram Vajre, Co-Founder and CMO of Terminus and founder of #FlipMyFunnel shares his excerpt from Joe Pulizzi's new book, Killing Marketing
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Ameeta Soni, experienced marketing executive and business consultant, shares her tips about sales enablement strategies for any business
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Technology
Using the right technology can help a small business leverage limited capital to their advantage. The wrong technology can make a great company fail.
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The best antivirus software and security apps for small businesses in 2018. Not stopping malware, viruses and other cyber attacks can crush your business.
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Kaspersky anti-virus software for small businesses. After the government banned Kaspersky, is it still safe for you to use in your business?
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Trend Micro Anti-virus Review. OfficeScan is one of the only anti-virus platforms to receive a perfect score in recent tests for virtual and physical machines
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Bitdefender Anti-Virus Software Review. Perfect scores in recent tests as well as incredible performance make this is top pick for your business.
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The threat of a cyber attack on your business has never been greater. Implementing protection against viruses and malware attacks can prevent data breaches.
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