by Guest | May 15, 2012
Unless otherwise noted, UPrinting® does not endorse any company or product that may be linked to or appear in this article. Thousands of fantastic business ideas fall through every day because they never find investors or lenders. But you’re not one of them right? So you figure you’ll throw a business plan together over night [...]
by Arthur | May 10, 2012
A lot of really successful entrepreneurs didn’t walk the straight and narrow. Sometimes you might feel that things aren’t so clear-cut and sometimes you feel you need to get your hands a little dirty. Here are two guys who did just that: Source: The Technology Cafe That’s Paul Allen and Bill Gates. They probably need [...]
by Arthur | May 9, 2012
We make print materials, so this whole thing might seem purely self-serving (Ed note: it is) but this is pretty frustrating for me at a fundamental level. Personally, I think harmony in design -good aesthetics- is non-negotiable (and before you say anything, we’re working on a new design for this blog). Appearances matter- and perhaps this holds [...]
by Arthur | May 3, 2012
As the geekier and likely less-socially adept of you will know, May the Fourth is Star Wars day. Others may opt to celebrate on May 25, the release date for almost all Star Wars films since 1977. Those people are deluded. May 25 is Geek Pride Day, and nothing else. In any case, the subtle [...]
by Arthur | May 1, 2012
Most entrepreneurs feel they have something valuable to share, which is part of why they’re a passionate bunch. “Why wouldn’t anyone like my idea? The market needs this. It makes perfect g______d sense! “ Unfortunately, as far as large groups of people (e.g. your market!) go, few things make much sense. If everything we did made [...]
by Guest | April 26, 2012
Unless otherwise noted, UPrinting® does not endorse any company or product that may be linked to or appear in this article. You’ve probably always had competition in your industry, but that competition is growing fiercer every day. With the U.S. sliding back into a recession, you’ve got to come up with some really simple and [...]
by Arthur | April 20, 2012
Pennies might not be a hot-button issue for US Small Business or for Americans in general. We tend to drag things along, no matter how logical and obvious a solution is. Take the metric system. It has had the toughest time finding acceptance in the US, with cocaine and ammunition probably the only widely used [...]
by Arthur | April 19, 2012
A girl I know told me that as a kid in the late 80s, she really wanted a My Little Pony toy. Doll. Action figure. I don’t know what you call them, but she wanted one of those. So for months, she nagged her mother to get her a small plastic horse. Come Christmas, she [...]
by Arthur | April 18, 2012
Melo, our go-to guy for SEO (another concept for other posts) keeps on telling me that maybe I should write in a more positive light- and I agree. With the innate difficulty that comes with being an entrepreneur or running a small business, it’s hard to find things that you could be positive about. But [...]
by Guest | April 14, 2012
Unless otherwise noted, UPrinting® does not endorse any company or product that may be linked to or appear in this article. If you’re a small business of fewer than twenty employees, you’re wise to take advantage of blogging. Why you ask? I’ve learned that blogging is one of the few marketing platforms that you [...]
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