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Most recent: How We Can Support Local Merchants While Social Distancing by Ryan O'Bleness
March 16
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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: How to Boost Your Exposure Online and Start Building a Web Presence Fast by Jessie Hookie
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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: Representatives and wholesaler distributors in EU by Germeteks
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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: Startup ideas for post-pandemic world by SmithJohnes00
September 29
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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: Is it okay to use a third party software for business? by Cage Nicolas
September 15
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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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Most recent: Tool For Productivity Boost / Collab invite by Shobana
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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: Is it better to be an Independent Contractor or Employee? by WrightTeck
September 26
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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: I'm confuse about my investor shares and our by dresa
August 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: Should I start a side hustle while starting up a business? by Sydney black
September 28
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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.
1.8K discussions
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Most recent: Content Marketing Strategy. by Mathew Varghese
September 29
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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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Most recent: How Social Media Help Your Business by #ShareTheMkt
September 26
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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.
228 discussions
905 comments
Most recent: how to create good public relations for a startup. by visvishnu
August 25
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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 to Write Cold Emails That Quickly Convert New Clients by Danw
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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: Staying motivated to stay fit/healthy by Sydney black
September 28
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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.
240 discussions
772 comments
Most recent: How do I stop myself from falling asleep at work? by CJ C.
July 2
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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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Most recent: Can Yoga be considered an exercise by Sydney black
September 28
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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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Most recent: success story makes you intimidated by Bodiul_Alam
August 10
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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.
723 discussions
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Most recent: 3 Financial Ratios COVID made Critical by Brian Cairns
September 22
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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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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.
702 discussions
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Most recent: defining mobile app back end by SmithJohnes00
September 28
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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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287 comments
Most recent: What could be the best ecommerce platform for small business? by Sydney black
September 27
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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.
1.2K discussions
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Most recent: How Much Does Magento Ecommerce Website Redesign Cost? by Mark Henry
September 29
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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: In desperate need of some advice for product supplier HELP :D by MyMiamiLife.net
September 18
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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: Good Online Directory For Veterans by BruceJones
September 2019
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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: Lean Systems Engineer to Small Business Owner by Cara O'Bleness
May 11
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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.
182 discussions
595 comments
Most recent: Can I Claim Tax Relief For Things Like Flooring For My New Home Office? by Air
September 10
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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 Jhon Cluade
August 29
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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 and provide your expertise in the industry.
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Most recent: 5 Things you must know before choosing payment gateway: by madisondade
September 9
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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.
15 discussions
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Most recent: Any free software for Inventory management? by Brandonw8
September 4
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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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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: What are the most important techniques to secure an E-commerce store by Jessie Hookie
July 8
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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.
283 discussions
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Most recent: How to check that a company name is original by Jessie Hookie
March 6
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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: Meeting productivity tool - Free for startups..... by mombit.io
September 24
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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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Most recent: Looking for mentor for home home decor \ design business. New startup. by KerryLeigh
August 25
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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.
292 discussions
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Most recent: Digital Supply Chain Management by Brandonw8
September 11
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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.
275 discussions
821 comments
Most recent: Is an accountant really necessary? by Sydney black
September 28
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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.
92 discussions
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Most recent: How we can provide better services to customers? by James Link
September 29
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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!