Are you really ready to start a business? Prepare your startup for success by asking yourself these key questions first:

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Keep calm and take notes.

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Want some inspiration? Start following inspiring people. And when I say “follow,” I am not referring only to Twitter, although that is an excellent starting point. I mean follow as in study, investigate, hear, heed, sit at their feet and absorb the lessons.

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More ways to accept payments from customers is a good thing, right? And mobile payments make it even easier to process payments when you’re on the go.

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What is it about the word sales that makes some of us so uncomfortable? As entrepreneurs, especially in startup mode, you’re going to need to get a handle on selling.

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A young entrepreneur might run across a lot of articles offering advice for the new business owner. But how many articles are actually geared toward the young entrepreneur?

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The smart thermostat company recently raised $13.6 million to help fuel expansion in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

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As I’ve said before, micropreneurs have a different set of worriesthan small business owners who operate larger companies. We’re less concerned about payroll and more concerned about paying ourselves. Let’s look at five of the biggest headaches we gnash our teeth over.

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The seven-year-old company offers protection to mobile subscribers from malware and dangerous apps and websites.

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Amazon is taking direct aim at mobile payment systems such as Square by introducing the Amazon Local Register, a credit-card processing device and mobile app designed to help small business owners accept payments through their smartphones and tablets.

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