start up

Newly created businesses or businesses with limited operating history are commonly referred to as 'start-ups'. Across the blogosphere, the term start-up carries with it a distinctly entrepreneurial flavor. It often inspires visions of high growth internet and technology companies, with twenty-something year old founders awash with cash such as Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) or Jeff Bezos (founder of amazon.com).

Far from the glamorous ideal, the reality is that most start-ups are micro businesses employing only the company founder(s). They typically have little or no revenue, and operate from a home, garage, or basement. Their emphasis is on keeping business expenses low, and using limited resources to develop an idea into a saleable product or service. Being new in their marketplace, they are usually unknown to their target customers and commonly use the internet and blogging as low cost marketing tools.

A business will continue to be considered a start-up until it has established stable revenue streams for 12 months or more, and has formalized many of its' internal business processes.

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  The Next Web — Authority: 773
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• “Il nous faut de l’audace, encore de l’audace, toujours de l’audace!”

  
  Wasabi Ventures - Tales of the Entrepreneur — Authority: 103
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  Becoming Who You Want To Be — Authority: 150
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• Accel Partners Feels Like a Billion Dollars Today…No, Really!

  
  BoomTown — Authority: 736
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• Google Acquires AdMob for $750 Million in Stock (Plus the Press Release and Video With CEO)

  
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  Mendeley Blog — Authority: 110
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• Apprenda’s Exciting Future

  
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• How small businesses can manage people for competitive advantage

  
  crowdSPRING Blog — Authority: 494
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• 5 Reasons to Use SEO in Your Business

  
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• Attention Small/Home-Based Businesses: Choose Online Printing!

  
  Woman Tribune — Authority: 475
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