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The May cS Award and the April cS Award Winner
Last summer, we announced that we would issue a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. May cS Award The May cS Award of $1,000 will be given to a...
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Dear Mentor
Hi. I’m Amanda. I know you’ve seen me in and out of these parts for a little over a year now, but here’s a formal introduction: I’m 22-years-old and I just graduated from college. I’ve been...
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Dear Mentee
Hi. I’m Mike. Yesterday Amanda posted an article in which she talked about the experience of professional life for a young person just starting out in her career. Well, as of tomorrow Amanda has been...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: AppMonsta
I was recently blessed with an iPhone and have fallen into the world of apps. Lord knows all of us here at the cS offices love our apps. Just last week Ross insisted all of us download SayHi...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Penn Brewery
For some reason (probably age discrimination), I have the reputation at the office for being a booze hound. But in reality, I have one true love: beer. If you haven’t gotten the memo, craft beer is is...
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Six Words Of Advice From Our Small Biz Community
Each week, we ask small business founders and owners to distill their advice to new entrepreneurs into six words, as part of our Small Business Spotlight series. What we’ve learned–besides many pearls...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Orazure Hand Roasted Coffee
I recently got back from a cross-country road trip where I drove from Chicago to Portland, OR. Besides putting nearly 5,000 miles on our rental car, my travel companion and I also became connoisseurs...
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12 Questions: Meet Dylan Barmmer (USA)
In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in...
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Nerdfighters Build a Community of Awesome
Last week, I attended LeakyCon here in Chicago with my daughter and her best friend. LeakyCon is a conference for Harry Potter fans, and much, much, more. One of the panels we went to was run by John...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Good Migrations
Let’s not mince words here: moving abroad is rough, rough stuff. After someone finds their House Hunters International perfect home, they are faced with packing up their stuff and trusting strangers–...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Bridge The Gap Villages
If you live in a large, tourist destination or if you’ve even take a trip to, well, anywhere, something quickly becomes apparent: there is a huge divide between locals and those just visiting. It’s...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Olander Group
There’s this myth out there in the world of professional services that the traditional agency model and crowdsourcing are mortal enemies. Trying to get the two of them in the same room is like...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: MyCorporation
Let’s face it: most of us are rubbish at knowing what’s going on when it comes filing legal documents. You tell us to file our taxes and we respond with TurboTax. We’re not well-versed on the process,...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Bicyclette
It’s time to admit something embarrassing: I never learned how to ride a bike. There was a string of events that lead to this, but it’s mostly a result of crashing into the corner of my house, an...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simplytapp
Quick, look in your wallet. If you’re anything like the average American, you probably have three or four credit cards (and between $3,000 – $7,000 worth of credit card debt) making your billfold...
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12 Questions: Meet Xavier (Spain)
In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Stinglight Photography
There comes a time in everyone’s life where it seems like everyone they know gets married. That time in my life is now. I feel pretty comfortable in saying that I’m kind of an expert by default when it...
View ArticleThis Year, What Is Your Small Business Thankful For?
Thanksgiving is the time of year all of us sit down around a big ‘ole dinner table and take a few minutes to give thanks. Most of the time, we reflect on friends, family, loved ones, and personal...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: mor.sl
What do you get when you mix Epicurious with Peapod, and throw in a Netflix-like recommendation algorithm for good measure? This week’s Small Business Spotlight, mor.sl. mor.sl solves two problems all...
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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Priority Dish
There is nothing more satisfying than filling out an anonymous feedback survey at the end of a long semester of some terrible college course, with an equally horrible professor. Your worst grievances...
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