TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

But with Abraaj as its largest shareholder, the business had to resize once there wasn’t any more capital available for growth. We are buying out the stake that Abraaj held,” mPharma co-founder and CEO Gregory Rockson told TechCrunch. mPharma plans to continue its franchising model when expanding into new markets.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Access to capital is one of the biggest hurdles for small businesses. Fundid founder and CEO Stefanie Sample recalls maxing out her personal credit card to purchase an expo booth for her first business, and when she saw similar things happening to friends, she knew she couldn’t just sit on the sidelines. Business building card.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

million in Series A funding — offers tools to help businesses automate and manage that process. Plus, Voxie will allow businesses to send their messages from a normal 10-digit phone number (rather than the more common five-digit numbers used for marketing). And that’s why Voxie — which is announcing that it has raised $6.7

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Salt Lake City, UT – Gauge , an online auction for dealers to buy vehicles directly from consumers, announced today that it closed an oversubscribed $5.3 As the public markets evince newfound reservation around the pureplay online dealership business model, we’re excited to partner with Gauge for this next chapter of sustainable growth.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

But these firms also know that customers are more likely to buy a smartphone if they are offered the ability to trade-in their existing handsets. But 90% of its business today surrounds the smartphone category, explained Mandeep Manocha, founder and chief executive of Cashify, in an interview with TechCrunch. “The

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The pandemic has made life difficult in innumerable ways, but it has also presented business opportunities to savvy entrepreneurs. Many entrepreneurs are looking for new revenue streams and the chance to finally start their own businesses. This is the largest increase in new businesses since 2007. For example, IBM’s U.S.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 19, 2022

Are you the one-person show behind a thriving virtual business? In my own experience of hiring remote team members for my company, the MaidThis cleaning business franchise, I have come up with these tried-and-true tips: Hire for a value fit, not a particular skill set. Ensure they have the technology needed to succeed .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 7, 2018

Business growth isn’t easy, change is uncomfortable, and the future is hard to predict. . All new business owners dream of wild growth: overnight fame, fortune and popularity dropped on their proverbial doorstep. Business growth isn’t easy, change is uncomfortable, and the future is hard to predict. Experience. The good news?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

By now you probably know that Netflix is splitting its business into two parts: its digital streaming business (retains the name Netflix) and its DVD mailing business, which was its original business (to be called Qwikster). He offers a transparent explanation of his business and; 3. It’s simply brilliant.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Investment giant Fidelity acquired Shoobx , marking its first buy in 7 years (!). American Express announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nipendo , a company that aims to automate and streamline business-to-business (B2B) payments processes for global businesses that has raised a known $12 million in funding.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Have you always wanted to own your own business? However, wouldn’t it be fantastic if there was a business opportunity that was already prepackaged and proven to be successful? You can be your own boss and eliminate some start-up risk by becoming a franchise owner. . Proven business model.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Opening your own franchise is a smart decision if you’re an ambitious entrepreneur. Being the owner of a franchise offers the flexibility to be your own boss, yet with the security of owning an already established brand. You need good business sense, a solid plan, ample cash flow and franchise financing.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2013

That’s certainly a valid question, but all the money in the world won’t make your business work if you don’t have a plan to use it, or hate what you are doing. If you haven’t yet written down a business plan, you probably have no idea how much money you really need, or even if the opportunity is real. Do you have a viable plan?

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StartupNation

APRIL 4, 2021

Do you have an incredible idea for a business that can really help solve a problem that you just know many consumers face? However, it is important to take a moment to first think of some critical factors that can make or break your business. The first thing to consider is why you want to launch your business in the first place.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The following is excerpted from “The Wealthy Franchisee: Game-Changing Steps to Becoming a Thriving Franchise Superstar” by Scott Greenberg, Entrepreneur Press, 2020, XVII-XXIII. I’d just come offstage from keynoting the opening session of a quick-service restaurant franchise convention in New Orleans. Want to sit?”. Day and night.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. Why Middle Tail Content Means Big Business. billion deal to Disney. New Online Video Trends.

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Jason Calacanis

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Today, they run one of the most successful subscription businesses in the world and compete in many areas outside of news. I'm also a massive fan of the wirecutter and use it for my decision-making process before smashing the Amazon buy button. The NYTimes isn't the dopey publisher it was in the early 2000s. It’s that simple.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2019

Here are six areas of business that top performing retail businesses manage well. A long wait between buying stock and selling it, could leave you in a sticky cash flow situation. For some bigger ticket items, you may be able to place an order with a supplier when your customer buys from you, rather than carrying stock.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 20, 2020

By 1937, he expanded the business to include a motel and a café, Sanders courts & cafe, that could seat around 142 people. He expanded his business once again by opening another Sanders Court & Café in Ashville, North Carolina. His business continued to struggle and in 1955, suffered another blow. Brown and Jack C.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

How do you go from $50,000 in DEBT to a thriving $40 million business? Tommy Mello shares his story and insights that can help YOU grow your business. Smart Hustle Small Business Podcast · Tommy Mello – Building A Machine not a Hobby. Owning A Job vs a Business. Read, listen to podcasts and educate yourself.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

It targets small vendors, usually one or two people, who are at the point where they have about $2,000 to $5,000 USD gross merchandise value and want to scale, but can’t because they are busy answering questions and taking orders through WhatsApp. Those are the types of customers that we get to focus on more and more these days.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Many new business owners are struggling. Smart Hustle Small Business Podcast · Monetize Your Expertise to Start Your Business – Shane Sams – Flipped Lifestyle. At FlipLifestyle.com we help real working families start, build and grow online businesses. This is a very different kind of niche online business.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

You can purchase an existing online business. . Whether you’re using an online marketplace, personal network or broker, there are many avenues to purchase an online business. Some business owners no longer have the passion to run a business or a new venture may lead exiting business owners to a fresh journey. .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2022

Smart Hustle Small Business Podcast · 100 Year Old Business – How Liza Borches Leads this Car Dealership. The Business is Owned by the Dealership’s Employees. Advice for Smaller Business Owners. What advice does Liza Borches have for small business owners, even as a leader of a large business?

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2021

When business pundits ponder if a company will become the “next Blockbuster,” everyone knows exactly what that means. Its impact on the entertainment business in the 1990s cannot be overstated. Business psychologists have various terms for the behavior Blockbuster demonstrated throughout its brief 25-year history.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Mani, an engineer who once worked in the petrochemicals industry before switching to electrified transportation, was most recently vice president of business strategy at Ultraviolette before he left to form River. But River’s co-founders contend their new vehicle and business model fills a gap in the market.

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

Now tell me your business model.” ” And you’re like, “Well, would you like to buy the product?” Michael Babineau [22:24] – Oh, like Stitch Fix inspired them to go out and find more clothes or to buy more. McDonald’s, you’ve got franchises. Now on the blog side, yeah.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

The five-horned grocery unicorn : German Flink buys French Cajoo for around $93 million in a landmark deal valuing the latter at $5 billion, a big hike on Flink’s most recent valuation of $2.85 Too busy tweeting about coffee and my slowly-circling-the-drain mental health). Lucas ’ interview with the startup veteran is fascinating.

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StartupNation

JULY 18, 2021

For Mosquito Authority® franchise owner B.J. Bacha, it was certainly challenging, but it was also a year when being involved in an essential business brought out the full value in being a franchisee. There was that panic in March and April last year when we thought at our franchise, ‘Are we going to get shut down?’”

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

Mate Fertility is aiming to create a franchise of fertility clinics open to everyone. Israel-based Embryonic is in the early stages of its business and has minimal efficacy proof at this point. Two other startups, Embryonic and Mojo , claim they have the AI needed to spot a healthy embryo and improve IVF success.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Figma has grown into a successful startup with a $10 billion valuation, but before he achieved those lofty heights, CEO and co-founder Dylan Field was a young guy with an idea and no business experience. Join us for a live recording of Equity, the podcast about the business of startups. with Amrapali Gan and Keily Blair (OnlyFans).

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