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How to Make Sure There's a Market for Your Business Idea

How to Make Sure There's a Market for Your Business Idea

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No matter how great your idea, if you don't have a solid market, you're wasting your time. Here are four ways to be more strategic about positioning your business idea for the right customers.
May 16, 2013 in Business Ideas
3 Ways to Find Your Next Brilliant Product Idea

3 Ways to Find Your Next Brilliant Product Idea

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How you can harness your best business ideas and bring them to life.
May 15, 2013 in Business Ideas
How to Protect Your Business Idea Without a Patent

How to Protect Your Business Idea Without a Patent

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You don't have to fork over thousands of dollars in legal fees to safeguard your business idea with a patent. Here are some affordable easy steps to help ensure you're protecting your ideas from theft.
May 8, 2013 in Business Ideas
Social Media Platform Allows Users to Crowdsource Relationship Advice

Social Media Platform Allows Users to Crowdsource Relationship Advice

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Can't just let it be? WotWentWrong.com offers assistance for the dumped.
May 4, 2013 in Business Ideas
How Stagnation -- and Pivoting -- Can Crush a Startup

How Stagnation -- and Pivoting -- Can Crush a Startup

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Stagnation may warrant radical change, but 'pivots' are too often punts -- not thoughtful, strategic redirections. Rather than undertake drastic measures in haste, startups ought to consider a regimen of constant flux.
April 30, 2013 in Business Ideas
3 Games To Help You Generate Business Ideas

3 Games To Help You Generate Business Ideas

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Coming up with business ideas should be fun. Here are three games you can play anywhere -- whether walking through store aisles or out for a jog -- that will turn your mind into an idea factory.
April 26, 2013 in Business Ideas
The Triple Bottom Line Goal of Sustainable Businesses

The Triple Bottom Line Goal of Sustainable Businesses

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A profitable startup that can make the world a better place? It's a win-win.
April 24, 2013 in Business Ideas
How a Group of Friends Made a Dent the $6 Billion Bike Industry

How a Group of Friends Made a Dent the $6 Billion Bike Industry

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Childhood pals find big profits in stripped-down bicycles with their company Pure Fix Cycles.
April 20, 2013 in Business Ideas
Startup Wedding Planners Explore Niche Markets to Stand Out

Startup Wedding Planners Explore Niche Markets to Stand Out

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To get a piece of the $51-billion wedding market, aspiring entrepreneurs embrace specialty planning services.
April 19, 2013 in Business Ideas
Fertile Ground for Startups: 10 Sectors of the $207 Billion Cyber-Security Industry Poised to Take Off

Fertile Ground for Startups: 10 Sectors of the $207 Billion Cyber-Security Industry Poised to Take Off

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As businesses move their data processing to the cloud, cyber-security is becoming an increasingly prevalent and mission-critical problem.
April 18, 2013 in Business Ideas
5 Essential Ingredients of a Winning Business Idea

5 Essential Ingredients of a Winning Business Idea

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Not all ideas make it to market -- no matter how great they seem. How to tell if your idea has legs? Here are five key qualities every good concept should have.
April 18, 2013 in Business Ideas
Why Filing a Patent Just Got More Complicated For Startups (Opinion)

Why Filing a Patent Just Got More Complicated For Startups (Opinion)

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The America Invents Act, which went into effect March 16, has changed the process for patenting. These developments might not help entrepreneurs after all. Here's why.
April 17, 2013 in Business Ideas
How a Breakup Led to an Online Marketplace for Used Engagement Rings

How a Breakup Led to an Online Marketplace for Used Engagement Rings

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After getting dumped, one entrepreneur founded I Do Now I Don't, an e-commerce site that turns heartbreak into cold hard cash.
April 13, 2013 in Business Ideas
Mobile App Helps Bars Manage Changing Beer Selections

Mobile App Helps Bars Manage Changing Beer Selections

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Taplister helps customers and bartender up-to-date on what's being poured at their favorite bars.
April 12, 2013 in Business Ideas
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