Small business
What Customers Want Most From Small Business Mobile Websites
Ross | September 26th, 2012Nearly half of U.S. consumers use smartphones. In fact, among young adults (18 to 29) and adults in households with incomes of over $75,000, smartphone use is even higher (66% and 68%, respectively). In a July 2012 study, two independent research firms surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adult smartphone users. The findings are not surprising: [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Bicyclette
Amanda | September 26th, 2012It’s time to admit something embarrassing: I never learned how to ride a bike. There was a string of events that lead to this, but it’s mostly a result of crashing into the corner of my house, an aversion to physical pain, and a stubborn “streak” approximately a mile wide. Some additional fun trivia: our [...]
Small Business and Startups – 13 Great Reads From The Business Press
Mike | September 24th, 2012One of my daily pleasures is to read the paper, the blogs, and the magazines. I typically scan the major stories domestic and international, take a dive into the political coverage, read the opinion pages top to bottom, skim the sports and entertainment sections and then head over to the business section to see what’s [...]
Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement
Mike | September 10th, 2012Last week, Ross was contacted by an old friend, Ron May, who publishes an industry newsletter in Chicago and writes extensively about technology, startups, and small business in our region. Ron gets in touch periodically for updates on crowdSPRING so this was no great surprise. Ron’s email asked, “What the heck is going on with crowdSPRING? [...]
Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers
Mike | September 3rd, 2012
“The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.” ~ Samuel Gompers Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. Today is a little different, because in the US, [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Gelatini
Amanda | August 30th, 2012Well, the time has come. The sun is setting earlier and earlier; kids are filtering back into school; summer is ending. And while many of us are looking forward to finding our flannels and getting ourselves to an apple orchard, the end of summer is always bittersweet. But! Before September 21st rolls around, there is [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Good Migrations
Amanda | August 22nd, 2012Let’s not mince words here: moving abroad is rough, rough stuff. After someone finds their House Hunters International perfect home, they are faced with packing up their stuff and trusting strangers– who may or may not speak their language– to ship it safely half-way across the globe. As the founders of this week’s Small Business [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Orazure Hand Roasted Coffee
Amanda | August 15th, 2012I recently got back from a cross-country road trip where I drove from Chicago to Portland, OR. Besides putting nearly 5,000 miles on our rental car, my travel companion and I also became connoisseurs of gas station coffee. We became well-versed in the difference between “pot has been sitting here since yesterday, “tastes like dirty [...]
