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Why Startups Are Still Better at Attracting Rock Star Talent

Maybe it's the lack of a fully entrenched, overly conservative, business as usual HR departments. Or maybe it's because they live in a world free of lawyers, legalese, and "corporate" mumbo jumbo. Whatever the reason, start ups typically take the cake when it comes to finding rock star talent.READ»

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100 Green Marketing Ideas

The one thing you can’t afford to cut during economic downturns is marketing. This is the time when you must reach out to pick up new customers, cement relationships with old customers and brand your company. But if you have a green business conventional marketing may make you think twice. Can you really send out flyers? (even if it is on recycled paper) Does promoting your business in newspapers sound a little like sponsoring the destruction of millions of trees? Here are some very cool gentle green marketing ideas that will help bring in customers and secure your brand as truly eco-friendly while saving you a bundle in marketing costs. The first few are exclusively using the power of the internet for free marketing strategies, the rest are ways to pull in customers without using conventional, wasteful marketing tactics. READ»

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How to Set Up a Green Business for Free

Simple steps to start your own business with no up front costs. Start small and grow your business with little or no investment.READ»

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Green Marketing Contest Win an I-POD Touch

Win-Win-Win contest post your links for all to see,increase your presence on the web,win an I-POD Touch! Move from direct mail to direct social media! READ»

ChatRoulette Sparks "Next" Proxy War Between the U.S. and Russia

Andrey Ternovskiy, the 17-year-old creator of Chat Roulette, is now embroiled in a bidding war that pits the U.S. and Russia against each other over where the company will end up. Could it blow up like Facebook? Or fizzle like MySpace?READ»

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200 Green Business Ideas

Not Just renewable energy this list is for virtually every industry from almost free ideas to those that require million dollar investments there is something here for every entrepreneur!READ»

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100 Free or Near Free Green Marketing Ideas

In a slow economy the worst thing you can do is to cut back on your marketing efforts. Here are some great ideas that are green, free or almost free and help brand your company...READ»

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Three Business Models the $38 Billion Newspaper Industry Could Copy

Three ideas the $38 billion newspaper industry could copy to buoy its business.READ»

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40 + Ways to Fund Green Business

Adding 10 per day, I'll be listing 100 ways to get funding for green business. From bootstrapping to angel investors and Grants there is plenty of money to go around! Check it out!READ»

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Kampyle - Feedback Analytics

Kampyle is a leading vendor of Online Feedback Analytics, delivering website owners a powerful Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to collect, analyze, measure and manage website users’ feedback on services, products and ...READ»

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15 Israeli Start-ups tour West Coast

15 Israeli companies took part in this year’s tour. The tour started on Feb 4 and the highlight of the week was a public showcase on Feb 6 hosted at Microsoft where each start-up presented to industry and press. THE 2008 ...READ»

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eBay Acquires Fraud Sciences For $169 Million

eBay through Paypal has acquired fraud detection provider Fraud Sciences Ltd for $169 million.   Israel and Palo Alto based Fraud Sciences offers automated anti-fraud systems including the SpotLight VFX and ...READ»