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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

Success

In 2011, while living in South Florida, Dickson got the idea for Flat Out of Heels during an event she was attending. A few years later, the need to develop hardware and software led her to Backstage Capital. She’s one of the founders Backstage Capital has enthusiastically invested in.

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Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011

Small Business Labs

| Main | Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms » August 25, 2010 Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 Borrell Associates is forecasting a solid increase of 14% in online advertising in 2011.    This is much faster than their 2011 overall advertising growth forecast of 5%. 

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Small Business Labs: Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell.

Small Business Labs

At the same time, many consider this the golden era of small software companies.    VC firms also continue to back software startups.  software companies raised $689 million from VCs.   VC firms also continue to back software startups.  software companies raised $689 million from VCs.

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Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 | Main | An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector » May 12, 2010 Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 Nielsen is forecasting that smartphone sales in the U.S. will exceed "dumb" phones in 2011

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Looking Forward – Skills to Learn for 2011 and Beyond?

Office Dynamics

It doesn’t take a brain scientist to see that more and more firms are counting on employees and middle management to handle their own calls, prepare their own documents and make their own travel arrangements. Database software and query writing: Get to know your databases. Don’t want to learn Spanish?

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Looking Forward – Skills to Learn for 2011 and Beyond?

Office Dynamics

It doesn’t take a brain scientist to see that more and more firms are counting on employees and middle management to handle their own calls, prepare their own documents and make their own travel arrangements. Database software and query writing: Get to know your databases. Don’t want to learn Spanish?

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Small Business Labs: Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends.

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures | Main | Why Global Poverty is Declining » October 22, 2010 Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2011 Is it just me, or is it too early for 2011 top trends lists? 

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