StartupWiz is offering free live clinics for online startups. The clinics are appropriate for entrepreneurs at all levels — especially those who have growth-oriented startups. StartupWiz says that these clinics have a format that “is more like a high‐speed brainstorming round table workshop than the typical seminar or lecture”.
If you want creative guidance and you want your assumptions challenged, StartupWiz will have business professionals and entrepreneurs who will happily oblige.
Said Rudi Wiedemann, the CEO and founder of StartupWiz: “Chefs try out and reject thousands of new recipes before one ever gets on the guest menu. Similarly, savvy entrepreneurs will question, …read more

Startup 2009 has announced their Top 10 startups. On June 3rd, these ten startups will compete to win a General Catalyst Partners investment of $25,00 and business services totaling $50,000.
If you are in the startup world, purchasing tickets to Startup 2009 is a wise idea. There will be a number of interesting speakers, panels and presentations.
Here are the websites that comprised the Startup 2009 Top 10:
Adzoomi.com
ArticleOnePartners.com
Beliefnetworks.net
Expensify.com
GlobeFunder.com
GoodHealthAdvertising.com
MicroNotes.com
Path101.com
PortfolioMonkey.com
TheAMMGroup.com
Congrats to the ten companies that were named to the top of the Startup 2009 class. Originally, there were 150 applicants. Now there are only ten. On June 3rd, the list will be cut to …read more

While successful online startup companies come in all shapes and sizes, there are a few common characteristics that many share. These characteristics of winning online startups are true for just about every online field.
1. The startup offers a free service that previously wasn’t free. If a startup enters a field that typically charges the consumer but is able to offer a free alternative, that startup is likely to get a flood of quick and loyal business.
2. The startup creates a new niche. A lot of startups try to enter an already established niche. However, if a startup ventures into …read more

Offshoring, a business practice that is oftentimes referred to as outsourcing, is very appealing to online startup businesses. In fact, thousands of successful online startups have utilized offshoring to help get their business off the ground. While there are definite advantages to offshoring, you should also be aware of the drawbacks.
Three Positive Offshoring Aspects
1. Cost. Saving money is obviously the most positive aspect of offshoring. You can find workers in other countries willing to do the same work for much less. Sometimes the savings can even be more than 90%.
2. Timeliness. There are many companies that specialize in offshoring and …read more

If you have an online startup businesses, it’s become a virtual necessity to have a presence on the top social networking sites. Even brick and mortar companies should jump on the social networking bandwagon. Social networks are becoming more and more popular and they are an relatively easy way to build your customer base.
Here are the top five social networking sites to target for startup businesses:
5. YouTube
The YouTube community is huge and active set of million of users. With a hit video, you can go from startup to bigtime in a short period of time.
4. LinkedIn
LinkedIn is sometimes referred to …read more

Within the last 24 hours, there were dozens of startup online businesses launched. With more and more people trying to get their slice of the online pie, the competition is fierce. How do you go about getting your online startup noticed by the rest of the internet? It definitely takes patience and perseverance but here are five tips to get your startup business headed in the right direction:
5. Social Networking. It seems like every new venture in the business world has an accompanying Facebook, MySpace and Twitter account. And for good reason. It’s a good and oftentimes free way to …read more