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Hitting Up Family & Friends To Finance Your Biz? Read This First

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:40 AM ET | Mar 17, 2008

Many moons ago, my dad did a plumbing job for a longtime family friend. He billed her only for the parts, despite giving up half his weekend to help her out. (My dad's that kind of guy.) Unfortunately, said friend never paid him, the relationship became strained and ties were eventually severed.

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10 Grand Up for Grabs for Women Media Entrepreneurs

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:25 AM ET | Mar 3, 2008

It's good to be queen.

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Google Sites -- New Web Publishing Tool Rises From Ashes of JotSpot

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:58 PM ET | Feb 28, 2008

So you wanna set up your own Web site?

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MatchPoint.com Offers Yellow Pages Alternative

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:10 PM ET | Feb 19, 2008

I recently had an interesting chat with Peter Adams, CEO of Matchpoint.com, which is dedicated to “providing small businesses with a really easy way to use the Net to acquire customers.” The company’s unique approach piqued my interest.

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Entrepreneur In Toyland

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:38 PM ET | Feb 11, 2008

I've wasted too much money on kiddie toys that were barely used, impossible to put together or took up too much dang space in the house. They now reside in the garage, awaiting the first signs of spring so I can sell them in a tag sale for a fraction of what I paid.

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Win Ideablob's Money

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:58 PM ET | Jan 25, 2008

A penny for your thoughts is a sweet sentiment, but it won’t get your business far. Ten thousand smackers for a great business idea, on the other hand? That’s how much is up for grabs every month from a new site called ideablob.com.

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MC Hammer Wants To Be A Web Entrepreneur

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:27 PM ET | Jan 2, 2008

Forget rap. The real thrill these days is being an entrepreneur. At least it seems former superstar rapper MC Hammer thinks so, as he helps start DanceJam.com.

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36 Software, Infrastructure, PR, And Finance Tips for Startups

Posted by Fredric Paul 09:34 PM ET | Dec 27, 2007

Are you starting a company? Thinking of starting a company? You may find these 36 tips useful in dealing with the many challenges you face. Or they may convince you that creating a startup is simply too difficult and that you should go work for IBM instead.

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