American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Your plan will include a marketing strategy that identifies the problem your product or service solves, the target market, what separates your solution from competitors, and other fundamentals the plan incorporates. Two prominent entrepreneurs share their views on starting a business plus 10 tips every first-time founder should have.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Since we launched Parafin, our mission has been to empower small businesses with financial services. Its embedded infrastructure powers financial services for marketplaces, vertical SaaS, and payment platforms. Parafins focus is clear: To grow small businesses via financial services on digital platforms they use everyday.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Microversal (Founder and CEO, Laura Weyrich): Oral Microbiome Transplantation for long-term dental health. During the TechCelerator pitch finale BFTP/CNP also paid tribute in a heartwarming send-off to retiring TechCelerator Coach, Bob Dornich, for his decade-long service in educating entrepreneurs.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Maria King’s governance career has focused on supporting and building innovative new businesses, so when she undertook the Institute of Directors ’ Advanced Directors Course (ADC) , she was delighted to see a section on startup governance included. In 2013, she sold her business and decided to get “more involved in governance”.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Creativity & Innovation Thinking outside the box to develop unique products, services, or business models. This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

I remember spending hours crafting our narrative around key metrics – we focused on user growth, retention rates, and most importantly, how our service was changing the banking landscape. This transparency helped investors understand not just our traction, but our long-term potential.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Future of Collaborative Shopping: An Interview with Adekunle Babasola, Founder & CEO of Prizeskout Corporation I had the pleasure of interviewing Adekunle Babasola, a project leader and product innovator with over 8 years of experience driving success in diverse environments. Our AI engine goes beyond simple price comparisons.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Our vision emphasizes that while vertical SaaS can quickly attract a few customers, horizontal SaaS is a long-term strategy. This requires a delicate balance between short-term customer demands and long-term innovation. They are at the forefront of industry transformation with their integrated tooling approach.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

The company touts over 200,000 businesses with, a large portion being startups that use its services as a financial backbone, replacing cumbersome platform switching or thejuggling third-party apps. San Francisco-based FinTech company Mercury has announced a $300 million Series C investment round, bringing its valuation to $3.5 The result?

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For years, delivery platforms have operated in a way that burdens everyone involved: Small businesses struggle : Delivery services take up to 35% of a vendor’s revenue, forcing local restaurants and artisanal shops to choose between razor-thin margins or opting out altogether. It’s a lose-lose situation that stifles growth.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. Having a mentor holds you accountable for your goals, both short-term and long-term.

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Red Rocket

APRIL 30, 2025

Although it may raise revenues for the government in the short run, it raises the prices of goods and services that are imported from the countries in which tariffs are imposed. Do We Feel This is a Short-Term or Long-Term Hiccup? Tariffs are typically very bad for the economy. Neither is a good outcome for your bottom line.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

The company uses proprietary machine learning to optimize uptime, reduce operational costs for its residential and commercial clients that generates long term value important to institutional investors and asset managers who demand predictable returns from solar and battery assets. The firms value proposition is resonating globally.

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2025

Inbound marketing is a strategic digital marketing approach that helps you connect with and influence prospective customers to build trust and foster long-term relationships. However, there’s a challenge: The competition for customers is high given the low entry barrier. In fact, more than 20% of startups don’t survive past the first year.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. James Burnes: Well, we started as a result of an earthquake and a city in ruin.

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StartupNation

JULY 2, 2025

High morale boosts productivity, strengthens engagement, and encourages long-term loyalty. Investing in employee morale demonstrates strong leadership and delivers tangible value by energizing your team and enhancing long-term performance. In this way, a reputation for kindness gives you staying power. 10K Grants Are Back!

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

Six months later, we were locked into another year of expensive services we no longer needed, draining precious runway we couldn’t afford to lose. Medium-risk agreements (larger customer deals, routine vendor relationships): Implement a lightweight checklist of 5-7 critical terms to review.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. Drawing on insights from these resilient entrepreneurs, readers will discover practical strategies for navigating setbacks and emerging stronger in the face of adversity.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Customers include the United States Army and Air Force, key players in the telecommunications and energy sectors, leading financial institutions, and global cloud services providers. The appointment of Krauthamer positions QuSecure for post-Quantum Cryptography Expansion. QuSecure, Inc.,

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StartupNation

JUNE 14, 2025

Financial Stability through Diversification for Startup Founders Building Long-Term Resilience and Optionality Lastly, the value of diversifying your income doesn’t just come down to protecting your personal finances and your performance. And this can be a costly mistake (even regardless of your business results).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 28, 2025

Her keynote addressed the growing healthcare needs of aging Pennsylvanians and the urgent innovation gaps in dementia care, rural services, and independence-supporting technologies. Max Justice Founder of Setas Eternal Living (Franklin County). Jim Fetzner concluded, Great ideas dont create themselves it takes vision and real work.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 3, 2025

Small businesses cannot afford to have a tech team on staff, so this article offers valuable insights about the step-by-step cost- effective ways to use No-Code AI tools in various areas of a company. Marketing Campaigns: Use AI to segment audiences and personalize email marketing efforts.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 30, 2025

Generate predictive insights for client advisory services. The company seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the accounting world by providing an AI integrated platform that offers a complete practice management solution. To unclunk accounting firms by removing the friction points that eat into profitability and erode team morale.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Maximization (Revenue Growth) - maximize revenue growth in the short term. Startups should pursue maximization when there are no clear differences in customer segments’ willingness to pay, and when the optimal short term and long term prices are equal. Many infrastructure as a service companies do this.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

As a kid, I was deeply traumatized by the Borg in Star Trek: Next Generation —so it's safe to say that I had some baggage to work through when I first started hearing the term "AI integration." I'll also share a step-by-step approach to bringing AI into your workflows (no neural implants required).

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Is the product or service possible to produce at all, let alone economically enough to compete in the marketplace? One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. First: Product risk.

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Forward Cities

MAY 26, 2025

E3 Durham combines hands-on business navigation services, cohort-based training, and an innovative "learn-to-earn" incentive model that helps entrepreneurs access subsidized business services. E3 Durham (E3D) is a place-based, inclusive entrepreneurs initiative supported by Durham Countys ARPA funding.

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StartupNation

MAY 21, 2025

Their insights offer practical guidance to help your startup make smarter, more informed decisions that support long-term growth. To rectify this, we shifted to NetSuite CRM because of its robust integration with our existing ERP systems, which resulted in improved data flow and operational efficiency.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

"For example, our customer service AI would correctly identify product issues but miss important contextual factors like customer tier or previous interactions." "For example, our customer service AI would correctly identify product issues but miss important contextual factors like customer tier or previous interactions."

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Effective cash flow management for small businesses is crucial for long-term success. To speed up the invoicing process and ensure timely payments: Send invoices promptly after completing a sale or service. Effective Credit Policy for Accounts Much of cash flow is determined by the terms that are given to customers.

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StartupNation

JULY 7, 2025

In the business world, decisions are made every single day. Some are small, some are large, but all of them ideally should be grounded in solid information, not guesswork. This is exactly why you need solid market research. But to get the best market research, you need to be sure you’re collecting the right data for your business.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Our personal service ensures they are placed with the right lender, on the right terms, to help them grow and thrive. Key services and resources At Capital Connect, we provide tailored finance solutions to help New Zealand businesses grow. Learn more. Explore our property finance. See our refinancing options.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

Sign Up for The Start Newsletter * indicates required Email Address * /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things – do not remove this or risk form bot signups */ In most cases, startups are founded by the creators of products/services and not by sellers trained in sales best practices.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

I dug deeper into both apps for this article, exploring how each one works in detail to help you choose between them. Whether you're looking for a Mailchimp alternative or are fresh into email marketing, these details will help you decide which app is right for you.

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