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Most recent: (FREE) Business Builder E-Book Series: Technology & Web by Ryan O'Bleness on
July 24
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StartupNation brings you great content from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs and professionals. Find our latest articles in this topic.
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Most recent: Determining the ROI of Social Media Marketing by Travis Longmore on
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Here you will find the answers to general FAQs and basic setup maintenance regarding the community.
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Most recent: How to connect with sole traders? by melodyspencer on
July 30
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Startup Business Basics
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Expand for more options.Provide insights, draw from experiences, engage with users and ask questions on the fundamentals and many stages of business planning.
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Most recent: Thinking of starting my own clothing line. by ErwinBernz37 on
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Expand for more options.Help those who are going through the stages of selecting a business. Discuss business basics such as name, type, industry, etc., here.
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Most recent: how to get high traffic to my website? by Justin evans on
August 18
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Expand for more options.The Grab Bag forum allows for miscellaneous posts about small business or entrepreneurship that may not fall into one particular category.
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Most recent: What are your favorite business books? by marketinggal on
August 18
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Expand for more options.We are a network of entrepreneurs. Share ideas, ventures you've started, products you've developed or services you provide here.
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Gig Economy
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Expand for more options.Freelancers face a different set of challenges. Use this space to connect with fellow freelancers for support, collaboration and advice.
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Most recent: Hi All - I'm new here and wanted to say Hi by RoyalWizard1690 on
July 2
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Expand for more options.The "Sharing Economy" is about sharing human, physical and intellectual resources. Be sure to get the conversation going about this trend.
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Most recent: Is Driving for Uber or Lyft a good side hustle gig? by davidsmith36 on
July 18
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Expand for more options.Side hustles are a great way to bring in more money while following a passion. What side hustles have you started or want to launch?
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Most recent: Let your side hustles cover expenses by Janeofalltrades on
August 7
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Expand for more options.Do you outsource tasks to another company, or obtain goods from an outside source? Ask questions and provide insights on the topic here.
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Marketing, Sales and Public Relations
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Expand for more options.Marketing is essential for startups to get off of the ground. Ask your questions or provide your expertise on topics related to marketing here.
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Most recent: What are the best Facebook marketing tips? by Sandra Yancey on
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Expand for more options.Billions of people use social media. Social has become an intriguing platform to market a business. Share your thoughts on the trend here.
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Expand for more options.Never underestimate the power of a good public relations strategy for your startup or small business. Pose your questions and find out PR best practices here.
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Most recent: How do you balance work and life? by Sandra Yancey on
August 1
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Expand for more options.There is no profiting without making sales. Learn everything you need to know about sales in the small business and startup sectors within these threads.
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Most recent: how can we increase our product sales ? by Sandra Yancey on
August 13
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Personal Growth
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Expand for more options.Use this space to inspire. Share motivational posts, Give advice on how to achieve personal growth and support each other's endeavors.
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Most recent: What articles and e-books would be interesting for you to read? by davidsmith36 on
July 18
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Expand for more options.Entrepreneurs and leading authorities can share wisdom, advice, best practices and more here. New entrepreneurs can find help here.
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Most recent: Why do you think the U.S. stays ahead of the world with successful startups? by Janeofalltrades on
August 7
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Expand for more options.Post ideas for personal well-being here. This may include work/life balance, workshops, positive thinking, finding happiness and more.
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Expand for more options.Post personal success stories, trials and triumphs, helpful classes and strategies to be successful both personally and professionally in this topic.
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Finance & Funding
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Expand for more options.Securing funding for startups is a big challenge. Peruse this forum for advice on how to do so, as well as alternative funding options.
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Most recent: Is it a bad idea if there is no enough competitor? by marketinggal on
July 21
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Expand for more options.You may have secured a round of seed funding, but what happens next? Learn strategies to secure your next round of funding and grow your business.
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Most recent: Best way to grow a successful business by Sandra Yancey on
August 1
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Expand for more options.You're in a short elevator ride with a big-time investor. You have 30 seconds. How do you sell your business?
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Doing Business On The Web
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Expand for more options.Businesses must be on the web today. Check here for all of the best practices and strategies on how to build and maintain a website.
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Most recent: Collect and record data from COM port by roxannemorris on
August 13
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Expand for more options.E-commerce continues to boom. It has altered the way we buy and sell online. Use this forum to engage in topics related to e-commerce.
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Most recent: What could be the best ecommerce platform for small business? by faiyneen on
August 17
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Expand for more options.Search engines are the foundation of the internet. Find advice on SEO tactics & trends, as well as online advertising strategies, here.
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Expand for more options.Our community wants to help. Ask for feedback on websites here. Community, please provide constructive criticism/ideas for improvement.
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Most recent: How does the market react to the new TLDs? by Hameed on
August 15
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Like-Minded People
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Expand for more options.Female leaders, girl bosses and businesswomen, unite! Female entrepreneurs can support, collaborate and network with each other here.
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Most recent: Women Owned Businesses Are Thriving - Here's Why! by melodyspencer on
July 26
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Expand for more options.This forum is for current or former military members in business. and those who support them. Thank you for your service!
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Most recent: Strategies For Multiple Streams of Income by Yourlife10x on
June 2017
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Expand for more options.Millennials/Generation Y employees continue to bring a new perspective to business. Engage with other millennials and discuss ideas in this forum.
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Most recent: Millennials: What Are Your Professional Goals? by davidsmith36 on
July 18
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Expand for more options.Do you run your business from home or remotely? Connect with fellow homepreneurs here and bounce ideas off of each other.
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Expand for more options.If you're an office worker/employee who dreams of starting a business, or a former cubicle worker who started a venture, tell us about it.
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Most recent: Experience Needed to run a business? by gambit on
August 2017
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Expand for more options.Ask questions and provide advice on how to reduce your company's carbon footprint and how to better take care of the environment.
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Expand for more options.It's not too late. If you're a businessperson or aspiring entrepreneur from the baby boomer, or older generations, this space is for you.
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Business Operations
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Expand for more options.Does your business offer merchant services such as credit card processing? This is your place to connect with others in the field.
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Expand for more options.Keeping track of inventory and having an organized strategy for your warehouse is vital to a company's success. Let us know the best ways to do so.
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Most recent: Recommend me please inventory management software by Ainla on
April 20
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Expand for more options.Tracking logistics is essential. Ask your logistics questions here, or inform us on how to create a logistics strategy for supply chain management.
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Most recent: The Advantages of Probability Forecasting by Kristin Smith on
August 2017
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Expand for more options.Security and safety for a company and its employees is a top priority. Discuss cyber security, surveillance, alarm systems, etc., here.
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Most recent: How to Conduct a Small Business Security Audit by mrunmai on
January 12
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Inventing and Intellectual Property
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Expand for more options.Use this topic to discuss intellectual property and how to protect your ideas. This may include patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.
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Expand for more options.So, you have an idea or have created something. How do you develop it, test it and improve it before launch?
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Most recent: Choosing Manufaturer for Clothing Line by AllenJoy on
August 3
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Expand for more options.Now that your product has been developed and tested, how do you get it into market, and how do you make a profit from it?
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Managing Your Business
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Expand for more options.The purpose of a community is to connect. Use this forum to build relationships and find potential partners, mentors or employees.
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Expand for more options.How do you better your productivity and enhance efficiency? Let us know, or reach out to others for help with this.
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Most recent: I see that many of you who have joined this group are... by LPotter on
August 4
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Expand for more options.Managing finances and maintaining a steady cashflow is of the utmost importance. Drop some accounting knowledge and ask questions here.
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Most recent: How Many Realize There Is An Elephant In The Room? by LPotter on
August 13
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Expand for more options.If your business sells products or services, customer satisfaction should be top priority. Provide your customer service tips here.
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Most recent: The Secret Formula for Attracting Clients by Sandra Yancey on
July 9
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Lobby
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Expand for more options.If you're new here, introduce yourself, your idea, your business, etc. We don't bite!
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Expand for more options.We all need a break sometimes. Gather around our virtual watercooler to talk about interests, hobbies or side projects with other members.