My customers will sign up for weekly, bi-weekly or monthly shipments of a product. After I've processed their payment, what are some online customer database solutions for managing my current customers and generating things like shipping labels and order forms so that each week I can pack my boxes full of product and ship them?
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posted by jrholt
on Mar 10, 2013 -
2 answers
What magazines / newsletters should an businessperson / entrepreneur in D.C. subscribe to in order to get connected?
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posted by kindel
on Nov 5, 2012 -
6 answers
Advice Wanted: I'm a MBA graduate with 10 years of business experience and $50,000 in cash and am looking to start my own business. What would you do in my situation? Advice?
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posted by Paalen
on Oct 30, 2012 -
23 answers
I've got the technical skills and the product idea, but I know nothing about the business side of doing a startup. How can I learn and do?
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posted by LastOfHisKind
on Mar 12, 2012 -
5 answers
Know anything about selling a product wholesale? To local shops? Looking for some hivemind retail knowledge!
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posted by amanda
on Jan 9, 2012 -
5 answers
I'm looking for inspirational stories of people with a vision they're passionate about, and the work ethic to accomplish what they set out to. Tales that make you come away thinking "Yes, that is how I want to be living my life" and charge you up for the work you're doing. They don't have to be people you'd generally admire or seek to emulate - whatever their goals, it's that spark/drive/dedication/grit I'm most interested in.
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posted by ChristopherS
on Nov 5, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm a woman in my 30's founding a startup that I'm very excited about. I'm also ready to seek out a serious relationship. Are the two mutually exclusive?
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posted by enzymatic
on Oct 28, 2011 -
18 answers
I'm trying to compile a list of movies about successful women, bonus points for entrepreneurs and business owners.
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posted by lohmannn
on Aug 23, 2011 -
37 answers
What would go on your reading list for an aspiring entrepreneur, looking to open his or her small business soon?
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posted by furnace.heart
on Aug 5, 2011 -
8 answers
I've finished watching the HBO series "How to Make It in America." Any other shows, movies, books, fiction or nonfiction, like it? You can interpret that pretty broadly, but, basically, one or two guys (or girls) trying to "make it" (in the big city, or not) by tackling something that's kind of out of their league, which is to create a business from scratch.
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posted by Busoni
on Jul 6, 2011 -
8 answers
How do I start a new private limited company in the UK and then start a new business banking account for it?
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posted by asymptotic
on Jun 21, 2011 -
7 answers
Is anyone doing audiobooks for magazine and web articles? If not, why not? I wouldn't mind being able to hear a Malcolm Gladwell article read to me while I am on my commute or on a run. Are there any services that offer this? I haven't been able to find any, and I am wondering why. Copyright? No market? If I wanted to start a audiobook company what are my obstacles?
posted by jasondigitized
on Jan 6, 2011 -
6 answers
Can you recommend well-written blogs/sites of parents who run their own businesses?
There are a TON of results on Google and I just can't sift through them all, so I thought I'd ask here. Blogs by parents who have very young children are great and ones that have very young children AND a full-time day job while trying to start their own business up would be excellent.
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posted by stefnet
on Jul 19, 2010 -
5 answers
good research materials on the subject of electric cars, 3d modeling and/or entrepreneurship?
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posted by groovinkim
on Jul 20, 2009 -
4 answers
Thinking of opening up a bagel store in a town nearby where there are no bagel stores. Looking for tips, suggestions, advice, and name ideas!
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posted by firei
on Jun 21, 2009 -
23 answers
Help me get my ducks in a row in terms of what business documents and billing method I'll need for launching my new lead generation business!
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posted by Elminster24
on May 12, 2009 -
2 answers
How can I generate some income with a 10k sq. ft space, only available three weekdays out of the week?
posted by puddleglum
on Nov 12, 2008 -
19 answers
I've just finished business school and have landed myself an internship at a very respectable multinational company in Barcelona, Spain. The internship is great, the salary dreadful. So, I'm now in a position where I can barely afford to live and need to find something else to suppliment my income.
Can someone give me an idea of what formalities I need to address in order to sell food in the streets of Barcelona?
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posted by Zé Pequeno
on Jul 16, 2008 -
9 answers
I think I'm too nice to do certain things entrepreneurship requires. I need tips to be a tougher negotiator and be able to drive good deals.
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posted by anonymous
on May 22, 2008 -
15 answers
Help me think of a new business or career that can be started by one person with a small start-up budget?
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posted by pinkbungalow
on May 7, 2008 -
14 answers
Need help appraising the intellectual property values of acquaintances, if I do all the work bringing their ideas to market.
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posted by Redruin
on Oct 14, 2007 -
5 answers
I'm in the very early phases of putting together a special-interest web site, which will begin as a blog but could eventually add other features. For at least the first year or two, I expect to lose money on this. Eventually, I hope to cover my costs or maybe even make a small (very small) profit with advertising. What business, tax and technology considerations should I keep in mind as I get going?
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Jul 23, 2007 -
1 answer
You're an entrepreneur. You're the owner and head of your own business. You're a completely new start-up with no (or very few) employees. What do you call yourself? CEO? Managing Director? Development Manager?
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posted by dcbarker
on May 3, 2007 -
34 answers
I have an idea for a couple of new iPod accessories. Unfortunately, I have no technical knowledge to design and manufacture them myself. I have put some money aside which I can use to finance the production. Where can I find someone who I can hire to build these products for me?
posted by zeerobots
on Nov 11, 2005 -
13 answers
