Cinventure – For the Cincinnati Entrepreneur

Before you go rushing that freshly minted copy of your business plan into the venture capitalist’s office, there’s something you should know: that restaurant isn’t sexy.  Let’s step back and explain what we mean and then see if there’s something we can do to fix it.
The Lifestyle Business: Small Business Owners
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Solo Signal is a fresh new blog that just launched. The aim of the blog is to aid business-minded people in understanding the web development process and how it relates to their business. This is an invaluable resource for any entrepreneur who needs a website but is not knowledgeable on the process or the steps [...]

You’ve recognized a great idea, poured hours into a well-written business plan, registered your company name and acquired your first few customers. Now you are home free – new customers will start beating a path to your door without any more effort on your part, right? You wish.
StartupNation has completed research focused on how to [...]

Robert Scoble (Wikipedia), ex-technical evangelist for Microsoft, provides us with 11 best practices for creating an effective business card. Here are the top 5 suggestions:

A good business card starts a conversation
Make sure your card can be scanned
Don’t make non-standard sizes or shapes
Make sure the basics are on there
Include a line about what you do

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Last week we brought you a review of the top online invoicing services, including FreshBooks. The makers of FreshBooks have announced a Fall “Build Your Business” Teleseminar Series that brings together a group of industry experts to share their knowledge and experience with participants. Participants will also have the ability to email questions and [...]

If you are just starting your business and don’t want to deal with the hassles of invoicing, online invoice management services can save you a lot of precious time. These services help you create professional-looking invoices that are easy to manage and distribute. PostBubble provides a nice overview of three major players in the online [...]