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When a Niche Consolidates

 

For many months I researched and profiled various companies looking for an opportunity to build a product/service that would provide an opportunity for me to build and scale a business.  After an exhaustive search, I finally landed on an idea:  real estate.  Specifically, I saw an opportunity to service real estate agents as they struggle [...]

Will China Eat Online Retailers?

 

For many years now, it has been pretty good business to setup an online store, source a few products from China and sell them in the US. But are those businesses about to get killed? I saw something this evening that took me a little bit by surprise and could spell trouble for the small [...]

Top 10 Advice for Startups In 2012

 

I spent a lot of time studying entrepreneurship in 2011 and there were a number of great tidbits of advice that I collected along the way, that didn’t necessarily make it into a blog post of their own.  As I reflect on a year now gone, I picked my favorites for this top 10 list: [...]

Analyzing Your Competitors Online

 

When beginning online marketing initiatives, sometimes one needs to better understand the competitive landscape one is was entering.  It would be helpful to know who my competitors were, how they ranked in terms of online visibility and income, how big they were, and which marketing channels they utilized most.  Competition being as it is however, [...]