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Growth Strategies

Indian Start-ups Must Invest in Regional languages

Survey reveals the importance of using regional languages for entrepreneurs in India

Business News

Why Collaboration Is an Easier Route to Small Business Growth

In business, as in life, there is strength in numbers.

Growing a Business

Why You Should Be Looking Locally for Customers

Small businesses can -- and should -- target consumers closest to home. Here's how.

Growth Strategies

Bringing Your Enterprise To A New Destination: Rizwan Kassim On Importing La Cantine Du Fauborg

Kassim gives his tips on what questions to ask yourself as a 'trep in F&B, and how it related to his business.

Growing a Business

3 Proven Ways Entrepreneurs Can Get Media Exposure

Press coverage puts your message in front of a larger audience in a way that is more educational than an advertisement and establishes you as an expert and thought leader in your industry.

Franchise

McDonald's Explores Canadian Flavors and Adds McLobster to the Menu

The treat is being sold for a limited time in select markets as part of the 'Great Canadian Taste Adventure' campaign.

Business News

Late to the Party, Global Banks Try to Muscle Into India's Startup Boom

The banks missed out on the initial flurry of deal-making to their better-connected but much smaller domestic rivals.

Starting a Business

Keeping Crafty Company: ideyna, An E-Commerce Platform For GCC Artisans

ideyna co-founders Nafisa Rebello and Ekta Saran on building a viable e-commerce platform through showcasing merchandise of local and regional designers and artisans.

Thought Leaders

6 Benefits for You and Your Community From Supporting Local Entrepreneurs

Locally owned businesses give communities a unique character but those businesses need loyal customers to survive.

Marketing

4 Ways to Market Your Business for Free

There are a handful of marketing practices available to entrepreneurs that don't require them to burn through valuable resources.

Social Media

Restaurants Ask Customers to #DineSmall on Small Business Saturday

As small businesses claim the Saturday after Black Friday, local restaurants are getting in on the action.

Data & Recovery

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Focus on Local SEO

Local SEO is a highly targeted, niche strategy that every entrepreneur can -- and should -- be thinking about.

Data & Recovery

5 Ways Small Businesses Can Compete With Giants in SEO

Regardless of what industry you're in, you'll always have at least one competitor who has been around longer and has tried harder to build a web presence.

Growing a Business

How You, the Local Business Owner, Can Take on Amazon

You can slay the online giant (somewhat) -- by doing these eight things consistently.

Business News

Etsy Snags Parisian Startup in Largest Acquisition Yet

Etsy has scooped up 'A Little Market' -- a Paris-headquartered digital marketplace that also specializes in handmade crafts -- for a reported $100 million in cash and stock.