Archive for May, 2012
Six Words Of Advice From Our Small Biz Community
Amanda | May 30th, 2012Each week, we ask small business founders and owners to distill their advice to new entrepreneurs into six words, as part of our Small Business Spotlight series. What we’ve learned–besides many pearls of wisdom– is that you guys are pretty darn pithy. From witty to practical, here quite a few of our favorites: Start [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Penn Brewery
Amanda | May 23rd, 2012For some reason (probably age discrimination), I have the reputation at the office for being a booze hound. But in reality, I have one true love: beer. If you haven’t gotten the memo, craft beer is is a huge movement in the United States. The Brewer’s Association reports that in 2011, craft beer had blossomed [...]
Small Business and Startup Tips: Analyze This (a Data Primer)
Mike | May 21st, 2012Our awesome Customer Service Master, Bianca, came to me last week with a simple request: “Let me have more responsibility.” Well it’s not everyday that a member of the team asks for the opportunity to do more, and it’s not every person in the world who expresses interest in learning new skills. We had a [...]
Dear Mentee
Mike | May 15th, 2012Hi. I’m Mike. Yesterday Amanda posted an article in which she talked about the experience of professional life for a young person just starting out in her career. Well, as of tomorrow Amanda has been working at crowdSPRING for one year (note to self: get cake for Amanda); for the first few months she was an unpaid [...]
