Archive for June, 2012
Your Startup Or Small Business Sucks But You Can Fix It
Ross | June 28th, 2012Don’t take it personally, but your startup or small business sucks. Most do. Here’s why. Even the best companies become complacent, over time. At its peak, Kodak controlled 90% of the US film market and was one of the most valuable brands in the world. Sony, not long ago, dominated the market for televisions, cameras, [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Lingua Franca Traducciones
Amanda | June 27th, 2012This week’s small business spotlight came with a harrowing story about a 700 km taxi ride across western Europe at 3:00 am, racing against the clock to deliver a document on time. Sounds like the beginning of a Robert Ludlum novel, right? It’s actually just another day in the legal document translation business. Lingua Franca [...]
Startups and Small Business: 5 Things We Really Need From Politicians
Mike | June 25th, 2012We hear a great deal of talk from the Presidential campaigns about what small businesses and startups really need to succeed. It’s “job creators, this” and “entrepreneurs, that” and “innovators, the other.” First of all we are not monolithic. Every small business has its own distinct needs and it’s own unique problems. For instance, my [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: GreenCoffex
Amanda | June 20th, 2012Whether it’s hour fifteen of driving on a long road trip, an early morning after little sleep, or just another day with that “2:30 feeling,” being tired is a drag. It puts a damper on creativity, concentration, and renders the strongest amongst us listless and grumpy. While we can all strive to get the recommended [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: RentValet
Amanda | June 13th, 2012Many universities and colleges in the United States use what is known as the Common Application when screening applicants. The Common Application a standardized set of questions and essays that students can hypothetically send into any school that opts to use it. It’s easy and efficient for students and institutions alike. The founders of this [...]
12 Questions: Meet Naoki Haruyoshi (Japan)
Audree | June 12th, 2012In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]
