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There's more to distribution than just keeping your shelves stocked with products.

When you launch a business, it's best to prepare for the best-case scenarios as well.

It's almost impossible to think progressively when you are spending so much time dealing with today and the day-to-day demands of the daily grind.

Try this exercise out: Draw some circles, then fill them in with those vying for your customers' attention.

Only will you look at both dimensions will you have a well rounded and actionable look at your entire business.

Each perspective fills a different need for your market.

You probably guessed it, the answer is yes, and it all has to do with emotions.

So many entrepreneurs make the same mistake: Focusing on the wrong things without figuring out the product they plan to sell.

Deutsche Bank released a ranking of the most and least expensive places to buy a range of items worldwide.

Consumers want to know that their purchases are protected, which can be a selling point for your business.

Yes, it's completely possible to win the backing of investors without something physical to show.

Companies need to build a strategy that emphasizes a product's value proposition for the more desirable label of "affordable."

Apple, Coca-Cola, BMW, and Disney have powerful brands because they are leaders in their respective industries, not the other way around.

Product developers feel a tidal pull to make things far more complicated than necessary or than anybody else wants.

Create a company where the team will put in extra discretionary effort, the sort required to create positive change.

Your startup may be a newcomer to the field but some pillars of a longstanding business operation might apply: competitive differentiation, great customer service and savvy product updates.

To successfully roll out new consumer merchandise, develop a sophisticated, multifaceted campaign.

If people can't see how their problems could be solved by what you are providing, you are likely wasting your time and resources.

Service businesses have an inherent flaw: they're hard to scale. It's far easier to build and grow a sustainable product business.

If you've tasted success and now have lost it, it usually comes down to one thing.

Leaders of startups can set out to try make the world better by refining their new product so their venture survives.