Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Cloud computing lowers capital cost requirements, turns fixed costs into variable costs and provides small businesses the ability to easily scale their business up, and down, with demand. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth | Main | What are Social Magazines and Flipboard? Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth | Main | What are Social Magazines and Flipboard? Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 8, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Costs - both living and business - are also much lower than most of the coastal U.S.   Technology firms looking for skilled labor and low costs are also starting to thrive in places like Fargo. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 11, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   They've also improved productivity through costs cutting, reductions in staff and automation. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 7, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Space is generally limited and costs low.    Freelance Camp SF cost $30 and sold out.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 28, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Add in excellent universities and low business costs, and it is easy to see why technology firms are thriving there. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Shift health care, retirement planning and other risks to the individual. Lower the costs of starting and operating a small business. Reduce employment security. Having trouble reading this image?

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Small Business Labs

JULY 26, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   These firms do not need or want to incur the costs associated with traditional office space.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. We will keep costs low and fingers crossed. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. Glad to see you are sharing your wisdom regarding startups. View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   ooShirts outsources almost everything and is tightly focused on keeping costs to a bare minimum.  Be careful not to co-mingle the term "lean startup" with low-cost or cheap.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 2, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Posted by: Vic Torgeson | June 02, 2010 at 06:27 AM Technology and managing it effectively and cost effectively has become a key consideration for doing business. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 11, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service.   The main driver for this shift is price. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 4, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   For example, a recent San Francisco Groupon offer was $50 for a child photography session normally costing $295. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   But their prices have fallen substantially over the last few years and low end professional 3D printers cost less than $5,000.    Hobbyist 3D printers are even cheaper.  As

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 14, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Their infrastructure service includes (from their website):  "group health benefits, retirement programs, a business and medical expense reimbursement program, billing and invoicing, and more."

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 27, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. TED costs thousands of dollars to attend, but they make the talks available for free on their website.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   the growing number of useful, low cost business applications for smartphones.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   And it is only $10.00. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Browsing is quick and easy and the iPad has replaced my notebook for use in meetings and local travel.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I had a chance to test drive the original Freewrite and decided to purchase the Freewrite Traveler because of its small footprint, portability, and e-ink display so that I can write without eye strain on my back deck. With Scribd, you can read all the books, audiobooks, and magazines you want! Freewrite. But I love Scribd.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The good news is the cost cutting resulted in small businesses being able to improve their margins and profits in Q2 versus a very bad Q2 in 2009.   The implications of this data are pretty clear. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 3, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   While everyone focuses on the lower cost of contingent workers, we believe the increased business flexibility they provide is at least an equally important driver.  Having trouble reading this image?

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Small Business Labs

MAY 24, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Make Magazine has recognized the business side of the maker movement and is actively supporting it.    They started as a customer business building one-off jelly fish tanks costing thousands of dollars. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The name comes from the strategy dandelions employ to survive and thrive - they release lots of low cost seeds that spread to many places.  Based on my backyard, this method works.  View an alternate.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Time to think about the retirement fund.&# “We get to retire? No one ever told me that…&# We both know there’s no retirement fund in what we do. Businesspeople understand investment, as opposed to cost. Prices always tend towards marginal costs. We’re bloggers. Most bloggers are cheap-asses.

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