Getting a foothold in the flower business is not easy for any entrepreneur. The $60-billion-a-year industry is dominated by a few incredibly well-known incumbents, most notably Teleflora, 1-800 Flowers and FTD, the biggest player in the game for more than 100 years. Entrepreneur and Farmgirl Flowers Founder Christina...
There are bootstrapped startups, and there are startups that aspire to bootstraps when they first enter the market. For PleaseNotes, a firm that specializes in offering customers affirming materials like guided journals, sticky pads and stickers, its earliest days were closer to the former category...
Raising capital could become easier for businesses, especially smaller firms, under legislation that easily made it through the U.S. House of Representatives this week. But the prospects for passage appear murkier in the Senate. Commonly known as the JOBS Act 3.0, the package of 32...
Social media marketing company BleuPage is broadening its B2B services with the launch of a business management tool designed for the “solopreneur.” A press release on Tuesday (March 27) said U.K.-based BleuPage is rolling out Bizggro, a suite of solutions for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The...
March 01, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Businesses is going to hold a hearing on the benefits of blockchain technology for entrepreneurs. The hearing is set for Wednesday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m. ET, and will be called “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small Businesses.” The hearing will explore […]