Here’s a staggering fact for you: An estimated 55% of new businesses fail in their first year, many due to a lack of funding. In this article, I’ll discuss what sorts of great ideas receive funding in order to spark ideas for future successful ventures. As the Guardian recently pointed out, there are some truly… Continue Reading
Guide to Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans for Women Entrepreneurs (and anyone else, for that matter)
An introduction to SBA loans and programs that can grow your startup Over the past 5 years, the number of women-owned private businesses shot up 20 percent and the rate at which women launch startups has outpaced men for the past 20 years. Most women entrepreneurs setup small organizations as one-woman operations or have only… Continue Reading
Google Fiber & The Entrepreneur Community [Infographic]
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Google Fiber Benefits Austin’s Entrepreneur Community We recently covered Google’s announcement to roll out Google Fiber in Austin and the intended benefits for various small businesses. There is even a special piece on the benefits to non-tech companies. You can check the article out here : Google Fiber Comes To Austin. Although, as Josh was… Continue Reading
Learn From the Pros: Modern Times Beer Breaks Kickstarter Funding Record
How Modern Times Beer broke Kickstarter record & how you can too— The beer-blogosphere has turned up an interesting little story about Modern Times Beer, a small craft brewery in San Diego that just broke a record for the amount of money raised by a brewery via Kickstarter. There’s been mixed reactions from the beer… Continue Reading
Cloud Business Solutions and Social Media Engagement New Report Launched
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Mompreneur Holly Hanna and The Work at Home Woman
How the Search for Home-Based Work Inspired a Business and Launched a Mompreneur’s Career “Local-area mompreneur makes $154,000 a year working 20 hours a week from home! Find out how you can, too!” “Work from home and make $90 per survey!” Seeing ads like these is inevitable when searching for work-from-home opportunities online. Wannabe work-at-home… Continue Reading
5 Underground Business Resources You Should Know
Business Resources Every Small Business Should Use Living in a highly-competitive world has made it a real challenge for a lot of entrepreneurs to achieve sustainable success. The good thing is that the rise of many businesses has given people plenty of options to choose from. But, if you are an entrepreneur who is in… Continue Reading
No More Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop Changes Pricing Model
Adobe cans Creative Suite as Photoshop moves to subscription only model (via The Inquirer) SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Adobe announced plans to discontinue Creative Suite on Monday as it shifts its focus to a cloud based model. Speaking at its Max 2013 conference in Los Angeles on Monday, Adobe said that it will not release any new… Continue Reading
Google Fiber Comes To Austin
Google just announced that they will be rolling out its flagship fiber-optic internet service to Austin via the most Google-y YouTube video ever. With the news, Twitter’s been abuzz with talk of Austin being the next Palo Alto. And interestingly enough, there’s been a rise in the “definitely moving to Austin” tweets. What is… Continue Reading
BlackBerry, the Middle Child of Mobile Enterprise?
Will BlackBerry become a major player in the app world, or should companies not waste resources on developing apps for BlackBerry users? With the launch of BlackBerry Z10, hopes and stakes were high. After almost a month in the stores, those hopes are smaller and the stakes are higher. BlackBerry, once the pinnacle of enterprise… Continue Reading