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August 2011

To Promote, or Not Promote: That is the (Big)Twitter Question

Twitter has been aflutter lately with the news of a closed beta testing of Promoted Tweets. Promoted Tweets are defined as: Ordinary Tweets paid for by advertisers in order to reach a wide group of users or to spark engagement from their existing followers.

Twitter Announces Promoted ...

August 2011

Making Small Business Look Bigger

Starting a small business can have many challenges for any entrepreneur.  Getting the word out about your business, getting your website created or completed, finding clients, having the means for your clients to contact you, office space, (deciding is it necessary), hiring , book keeping ...

August 2011

8 Ways To Make Your Business Feel Bigger Than It Is

Recently I was asked by Harry of Burlington, VT: I’m a solopreneur, but I want to make my company appear like a larger entity to the outside world. What can I do?

Below are answers from the Young Entrepreneur Council, a nonprofit organization that provides young entrepreneurs with access ...

July 2011

Chargify gets Cuban money while Grasshopper jumps out of spinout biz

One month after a days-long failure of its virtual phone service,  Grasshopper Group LLC announced it was ending its efforts to spin out new companies, at the same time as one of those spinouts, Chargify LLC,  got a big vote of confidence from new investor Mark Cuban.

The amount of the ...

July 2011

Finally! A Great Virtual Phone System

I know more about phone systems than I really care to. Having owned three companies of all different sizes over the past 15 years, I have unintentionally become skilled in integrating, configuring, upgrading and replacing phone systems.

Good news for me, I have finally found the one system ...

June 2011

30 Under 30: Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser, Founders of Grasshopper

Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser met as undergrads at Babson College while both were managing businesses they started in high school. One of their biggest challenges was how to answer work calls while in class. “If a customer wanted to place an order for a product, the only number I could ...

June 2011

Entrepreneur Narratives: How Siamak Taghaddos of Grasshopper Did It

Editor’s Note: This is a new Q&A series from StartUp Beat that features entrepreneurs who have successfully guided their startups (or multiple startups) to maturity. It is a complement to StartUp Beat’s coverage of early-stage startups and an effort to provide further insight into the ...

June 2011

Interview: Why is it important for small business owners and entrepreneurs to have a professional phone system?

Mike:
Hey everyone, it’s Mike Sullivan. Thanks for joining us again today on MO.com, where we feature small business owners and entrepreneurs and then bring you hints, tips, insights, and perspectives on what it takes to be successful.

Joining us today is Jonathan Kay from Grasshopper. ...

June 2011

An inside look at one of our sponsors: The Grasshopper Group

I want TSF Sponsors to be a part of the community. Readers and advertisers should have a healthy relationship. We decided one of the ways we could make this happen is to provide a behind the scenes look at Grasshopper. I asked Jonathan Kay from Grasshopper to sit down with me and have a ...

June 2011

Grasshopper's David Hauser: 'I Couldn't Do My Job Without...'

Ever wonder what apps and gear busy entrepreneurs use to boost their productivity, stay organized, and maintain their sanity? In our ongoing series, we ask company CEOs, founders, and other influential business folks to reveal their tech essentials.

The Entrepreneur: David Hauser.

The ...

June 2011

Marketing Tips of the Week: Viral Video, Screencasting Software, Mistakes

Get your appetite ready for three courses of practical marketing tips:

Appetizer

Screencasting Software Comparison

Screencasting is simply recording a video of what is on your computer monitor. It’s a great way to create tutorials of all sorts, to demonstrate a software product, or ...

June 2011

Virtual Phone System Gives Entrepreneurs a Professional Face

Grasshopper Group, provider of the highly popular Grasshopper Virtual Phone System, is unusual. To date, the company—which in 2007 was named to Inc. Magazine’s list of 500 fastest growing companies in America— has helped tens of thousands of companies with their small business ...

June 2011

How to Create Buzz As A Startup

Wicked Start talks to Grasshopper Group’s Ambassador of Buzz, Jonathan Kay to give you some expert tips on how startups should think out-of-the-box in order to create “buzz”.

June 2011

Jonathan Kay on Getting Referrals and Freelance Marketing

Do you like to market your freelancing business?

If you’re like many freelancers, your answer to that question is probably “no.” Many freelancers dislike the marketing tasks associated with freelancing.

That’s one reason why we’re presenting this interview with Jonathan Kay. You ...

May 2011

The Business of Being Human

Why do we feel a stronger affinity to some companies more than others? You know the ones I’m talking about, companies that make your face light up when a friend asks you about them. I’m guessing it’s more than just fancy marketing pitches or a few cool products.

What makes them really ...

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