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Column: Smoffice, Durham, Klein win big
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Backstory: Building a solid business, one green lawn at a time
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Statistically speaking: Entrepreneurs are confident in business profitability
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How small business owners spend their downtime
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Here’s what business books are selling
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Upcoming: Small business networking events
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Backstory: Teacher molds career out of ceramic gnomes and glazes
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Triangle companies maximize social media results
Smithfield’s Chicken ’N Bar-B-Q hasn’t changed its menu for 40 years. But when it comes to Twitter and Facebook, Smithfield’s adapts aggressively.
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Ask the experts: To stay in business, avoid these pitfalls
Starting a small business is risky. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, approximately 50 percent of new businesses last five years or more, and only about 33 percent last 10 years or more. Shop Talk reporter Virginia Bridges reached...
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Reach out to get government work
Those Fields with experience in government contracts and related work said the public marketplace can help diversify a small business’ customer base and smooth out cash flow, as public and private spending often are often countercyclical.
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Column: NC help leads to TechStars startup accelerator
Chapel Hill resident Coleman Greene believes he’s the first in the state to be accepted to TechStars, the Boulder-based network with six locations of startup accelerators. Thousands have applied; 900 for the summer in Chicago alone.
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Statistically speaking: Value of a Facebook brand fan
Global marketing company Syncapse calculated the average value of a brand fan in key consumer categories.
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Small-business owners use Expo to network, market
Shop Talk reporter Virginia Bridges attended the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Business Expo at the N.C. State Fairgrounds last week and asked small-business owners and representatives how the event helps their business.
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Here’s what people are reading, according to Amazon.com
Top-selling business books on Amazon.com
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Upcoming: Small business networking events
Here’s what’s happening and when on the small-business circuit.
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Successful relocations require preparation and plan for keeping customers
When Buck Dickerson learned that Honey's Restaurant and Catering would have to find a new location, he thought that it might be time to shutter the business that has served Durham breakfast, lunch and dinner 24 hours a day for more than 50 years.
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Backstory: Friendship and chance lead couple to custom truck shop
Amy and Bill White never imagined themselves as owners of a custom truck shop. But a hobby, some friends and the poor economy led the couple to open Super Trucks Plus, a Raleigh garage and shop that customizes vehicles with lift kits, aftermarket tires and audio systems, and is marked by a giant...
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Ask the experts: Health care, taxes top NFIB priorities
Shop Talk reporter Virginia Bridges spoke with the National Federation of Independent Business President and CEO Dan Danner about the organization with 350,000 members across the U.S. and 8,000 members in the state.
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Column: Owners shouldn't try to do it all
It's important to have a handle on your business. However, let's be honest: No one is good at everything.
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