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Small Business Trends News - August 14, 2012

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August 14, 2012

Finding Innovation Through Emulation

Here's a dirty little secret to business innovation: Sometimes, coming up with something new starts with something old. In other words, copying someone else's idea.

Maybe "copying" is the wrong word here. Of course, I'm not suggesting you steal another company's idea. What I am suggesting is that you use other businesses as models to inspire you to come up with your own great ideas.


What's New

5 Ways Analytics Can Help Grow Your Business

Lisa Barone - August 14, 2012

Small business owners know that their customers are headed online. That's why you're working hard to create a Web site that attracts customers, understands their problems, and sets your business…

5 Ways Analytics Can Help Grow Your Business

RebelMouse Creates a Collage of Your Digital Life

Annie Pilon - August 13, 2012

With more and more social networks popping up daily, many Americans find themselves with so many different sites to check and manage and not enough time to do so. Enter…

Should You Become a B Corp?

Kelly Spors - August 13, 2012

When most businesses think about incorporating, they consider S corps, C corps or LLCs. But there's an emerging alternative for business owners who want to tie their corporate goals to…

Bootstrapping In The Age Of Automation And Outsourcing

Sramana Mitra - August 13, 2012

Bootstrapping stories always excite me, and what Sean Broihier has done with Fine Art America is nothing short of amazing. Let me start by saying that Broihier doesn't have an…

One Frightening Statistic on Small Business Health Insurance

Scott Shane - August 13, 2012

The other day a reporter asked me what one statistic I thought best showed small business's problems with the U.S. health care system. After thinking about it for a while,…


What the Smartest Voices Have to Say

Many Entrepreneurs Not Cut Out For Franchising, Says Joel Libava

Susan Payton - August 03, 2012

While many people evaluate buying a franchise when they’re looking to own a business, most people, in fact, are not cut out for franchising, according to Joel Libava (pictured below),…

Many Entrepreneurs Not Cut Out For Franchising, Says Joel Libava

Blast From The Past: What Was Hot One Year Ago?

A One Page Marketing Plan Anyone Can Use

Ivana Taylor - June 18, 2008

Planning sucks. None of us like to do it and if you've had any corporate experience in the process, it's no wonder. But planning is an absolute necessity if you want to be s


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Scott Shane is A. Malachi Mixon III, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of nine books, including Fool's Gold: The Truth Behind Angel Investing in America ; Illusions of Entrepreneurship: and The Costly Myths that Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By. More

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