YFS Magazine - Startup, Small Business News and Entrepreneurial Culture http://yfsentrepreneur.com Young, Fabulous & Self-Employed Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Startup Envy: 3 Simple Ways To Build an Irresistible Brand http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/17/startup-envy-3-simple-ways-to-build-an-irresistible-brand/ http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/17/startup-envy-3-simple-ways-to-build-an-irresistible-brand/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:40 +0000 YFS Small Business Contributors http://yfsentrepreneur.com/?p=9811 In today’s marketplace, it can be hard to separate yourself from the rest of the crowd. A multitude of marketing avenues exist for small businesses through social media, blogs, and more traditional, community-based means.

You’ve made the choice to start a business; now, how do you make sure your brand stays unique, accessible, and bri Read more ...

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]]> http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/16/10-questions-with-99dresses-founder-nikki-durkin/feed/ 0 Viva la Payments: 5 Startups Poised to Revolutionize (or Kill) the Credit Card Industry http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/15/viva-la-payments-5-startups-poised-to-revolutionize-or-kill-the-credit-card-industry/ http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/15/viva-la-payments-5-startups-poised-to-revolutionize-or-kill-the-credit-card-industry/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:07:24 +0000 Staff Contributors http://yfsentrepreneur.com/?p=9816 Collecting money (payments) is a nightmare for many small businesses. As Matt Robinson, co-founder of GoCardless, explains, “As a merchant, card companies are a rip-off and the application process is eye-wateringly compl Read more ...

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]]> http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/15/viva-la-payments-5-startups-poised-to-revolutionize-or-kill-the-credit-card-industry/feed/ 0 10 Financial Lessons You Will Learn Your First Year in Business http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/15/10-small-business-financial-lessons-for-entrepreneurs/ http://yfsentrepreneur.com/2012/05/15/10-small-business-financial-lessons-for-entrepreneurs/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:13 +0000 Erica Nicole http://yfsentrepreneur.com/?p=9797 Your first year in business is an exciting, challenging and opportune time to build a solid financial foundation for the future. If you learn and master the basics early, you can set your small business up for success and shorten the startup learning curve.

Here are ten financial lessons every entrepreneur will inevitably learn their firs Read more ...

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When, “Because I Read more ...

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More than 50% of consumers make purchases as a direct outcome of email, accor Read more ...

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Customer service includes everything from greeting customers and thanking them for their bus Read more ...

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Or possibly you launched your small business with a model that made sense several years ago, but it needs an injection of fresh perspective?

Or … maybe you’re wondering, “What in the world is a business model?”

The subj Read more ...

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Does every startup need VC funding – no. But depending on your end goal, it’s a viable path. “Just look at Twitter … And look at all the other micro-bloggi Read more ...

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Here’s our weekly link roundup of small business buzz, musings and muchness. A curation of the best small business talk around the web.

“In the wake of Instragram’s billion-dollar pivot, Steve Blank talks about why the concept is crucial to the success of so many startups.” (Read more ...

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