Forbes, who by 2013 had collected information from their 38 million members over a period of six years, reported that 543,000 new businesses are started each month but… more businesses close their doors than are opened. Out of the companies that startup, only a quarter end up staying in business for 10 years. These are […]
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5 Reasons Why Startup Business Needs To Hire an SEO Agency
Search Engine Optimization is a strategy used to optimize a website so as to attract organic traffic. This technique leads to a higher ranking of a website. This puts a website in a better position on search results. This is preferably on the first page of search results. Most businesses are now realizing the benefits […]
Why Every Business Owner Should Understand Big Data
Most businesses have a general understanding of what big data is. Yet many of these same companies don’t put that data to good use. This would likely not be the case if they understood the “what,” “where,” “when,” and “how” of big data. When you truly understand data, you’ll see why it’s so integral to […]
Why Startups Should Focus on Branding Early On
Beginnings are hard. For everything in life. But if you start well, with every intention of giving your best, you are more likely to succeed later on. Startups have it especially hard. Why? Because there are thousands of new startups emerging every year and the competition is fierce. So, the ideal kickoff would be to […]
7 Common Marketing Mistakes Startups Make
Today every new business is called a ‘’startup’’. Paul Graham, one of the most influential tech entrepreneurs and business writers, has explained this term and assigned it to a company that features fast growth. It doesn’t matter which industry you are in, or how many people you employ. Since marketing is often directly responsible for […]
7 Key Elements For A Successful Startup Web Design
What should a good website have? There are a lot of answers to this question, from image styles and good typography to SEO and well-placed hyperlinks. Good website design incorporates a wide variety of concepts, and the tools to implement the components of a good website are myriad. But even if you’re new to the […]
2016 Best Cities for Startups Study: Don’t Go to Arizona for Financing
The analysts at WalletHub’s recently compared the relative startup opportunities that exist in the 150 most populated U.S. cities. Using 16 key metrics, ranging from five-year survival rate, to office-space affordability to educational attainment of the local labor force. The study found Grand Rapids, Michigan, leads the nation in the highest average growth of number of […]
Investigating the Silicon Prairie
Below is the product of a written interview with three C-level executives at Silicon Prairie startups in June of 2015. Jonathan Herrick – Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and Partner-Hatchbuck What’s the first thing you notice is the difference between startups in the Silicon Prairie, and those in Silicon Valley? Startups in silicon prairie can […]