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Small Business Spotlight: Red Poppy Floral Design

Amanda | May 8th, 2013

Spring is here, which means opportunities for fresh air, bike rides, and sunshine will soon abound. The trees will bud and the masses will open their windows. It also means the return of wedding season and flowers popping up in people’s gardens. And nobody knows flowers better than this week’s Small Business Spotlight, Red Poppy [...]

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12 Questions: Meet Sandie (USA)

Audree | February 6th, 2013

In 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 [...]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: TripBucket

Amanda | January 23rd, 2013

Did you know that January is the considered by pseudoscience to be the most depressing month?  The holidays are over, the days are still short and, if you live in the Midwest, it means day-dreaming on how you’re going to get out of this icy, cold, snow-filled landscape. Might we suggest this week’s Small Business [...]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Colbrook Kitchen

Amanda | December 19th, 2012

It’s the most wonderful time of the year– when all of us are scrambling to finalize our gifts and holiday plans.  There is nothing more daunting than finding last minute presents, especially if you happen to be struck with the writer’s block equivalent of gift giving. Let us help you jog your brain for some [...]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

Amanda | December 12th, 2012

Let’s talk about passwords for a second.  Or rather, how outdated and insecure passwords are nowadays.  With sites like Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Yahoo! all experiencing major password breaches– and learning that most frequently used password is actually “password”– it’s clear the current system of rote memorization and hacking is not working.  But, what’s a better [...]

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12 Questions: Meet Ana Grigoriu (Germany)

Audree | December 11th, 2012

In 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 [...]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Priority Dish

Amanda | December 5th, 2012

There is nothing more satisfying than filling out an anonymous feedback survey at the end of a long semester of some terrible college course, with an equally horrible professor. Your worst grievances get to make their way into the hands of the dean… where nothing will come of it.  Because everyone knows the worst professors [...]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: mor.sl

Amanda | November 28th, 2012

What do you get when you mix Epicurious with Peapod, and throw in a Netflix-like recommendation algorithm for good measure? This week’s Small Business Spotlight, mor.sl. mor.sl solves two problems all of us face at some point: what to eat for dinner and ensuring all the ingredients are in your kitchen.  mor.sl’s homepage lists pictures [...]

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This Year, What Is Your Small Business Thankful For?

Amanda | November 21st, 2012

Thanksgiving is the time of year all of us sit down around a big ‘ole dinner table and take a few minutes to give thanks.  Most of the time, we reflect on friends, family, loved ones, and personal prosperity.  Thanksgiving can also be a great time to take yourself out of the daily fray from [...]

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