Posts Tagged ‘small biz’

Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. 1

Mike | February 21st, 2011

Small businesses which are built on the Internet and dependent on it for their livelihoods are threatened by an amendment to the spending bill passed by the House last week. The amendment introduced by Oregon Representative Greg Walden, specifically prohibits the FCC from enforcing its Net Neutrality rules, passed late last year. These rules would [...]

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Twitter Link Roundup #74 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Ross | February 17th, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and [...]

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Tips for small business and entrepreneurs: the right customer service when things go wrong

Mike | February 14th, 2011

Ross wrote a short post the other day about a funny customer service request we received  and mentioned that we have handled well over 100,000 customer service contacts since we launched less than 3 year ago. I looked at that number and my jaw dropped; I know intellectually that we handle a huge volume of [...]

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Twitter Link Roundup #73 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Ross | February 10th, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and [...]

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10 things that entrepreneurs can learn from dogs

Mike | February 7th, 2011

Some months back I wrote a post about how, as entrepreneurs, we have much to learn from our kids. Lots of you chimed in about your own experiences and about how much you, too, have learned about business from children. Well, as I was pondering what to write about this week, our family dog, Epee´ [...]

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Twitter Link Roundup #72 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Ross | February 4th, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and [...]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: River Moon Coffee Roasting Corporation

Laura | February 1st, 2011

Coffee is a huge deal over here at cS headquarters… it’s how we stay awake to provide you the best online marketplace for creative services! So I always love seeing new coffee company projects on the site. River Moon Coffee Roasting Company is an online wholesale retailer of green coffee beans based out of Stillwater, [...]

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Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups

Mike | January 31st, 2011

One of the least expensive and most effective ways that small businesses can grow is through the strategic application of public relations. PR can be executed on a modest budget, and the awareness and word-of-mouth that can be attained is priceless for a small company. PR is typically a mix of social media, community participation, [...]

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Twitter Link Roundup #71 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Ross | January 27th, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and [...]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Nurturing Wisdom

Laura | January 21st, 2011

    I love finding great businesses on the site from our stomping grounds – Chicago. This next business has done so well in Chicago they’re expanding to San Francisco and adding new services! Nurturing Wisdom is an in-home tutoring service based on the belief that education should be tailored to the student. Pari Schacht [...]

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