Growing a Profitable Small Business

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The creative and influential minds over at 37signals have begun a new “profitable and proud” series to highlight small tech businesses that have $1M+ in revenues, didn’t take VC, and are profitable. It’s a brilliant idea and a great way to share success stories other than their own. Any small business, whether they are just […]

Bootstrapping Your Creative Web Design and Development Ideas

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A web design, development, or creative agency is a relatively easy type of small business to start. You just need a few computers, some spare office space and a few creative minds who are willing to make sacrifices (you’d need an entire blog post to cover dry seasons, erratic cash flow, client conflicts, etc). Your […]

Online Project Management Software Review

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From the creative business and web consulting minds at Boston-based 829 studios comes a generous and uplifting review of Intervals online project management software: Intervals’ numerous visual reporting features allow us to understand where the most hours are being spent (whether they’re in consulting, programming, design, or social media) with each client, how efficient our […]

New Intervals Features Launched

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We have been putting the finishing touches on one of our most ambitious launches of the year. We’ve overhauled some core features to bring you better client and contact management and a more intuitive and accessible web-based project management experience. Keep reading below to find out what was included in this release and how these […]

Upcoming Features from the Intervals Roadmap

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Our recent round of much-anticipated features are close to being completed and are undergoing final testing and revisions. These updates will soon be launched along with some overall visual and performance improvements. We are planning to deploy these updates in the next few weeks. In the meanwhile, here is an overview of what will be […]

Unsexy and Profitable Businesses ~ More Observations From SXSWi

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“We can’t all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.” — Will Rogers For every Twitter, Facebook, and every other Geolocation-Enhanced-Social-Network online, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of inconspicuous small businesses churning along at a profitable pace. They’re not attractive to mainstream media who seem […]