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• StartupNation.com Sporting a New Look

  StartupNation.com is one of my favorite reads and one of the regular sites that I frequent for news and ideas when it comes to helping small and emerging businesses, like my own.  They are sporting a new look that makes it easier to read and keep up with the latest topics on my iPad.

  Sections I enjoy are Getting More Sales, Leverage Business Technology and the general spirit of entrepreneurship that StartupNation.com promotes.   You'll never get rich working for someone else, so start and build your business around something you love to do and take the advice of other business owners that have traveled the same roads.

  A little insight might just make the difference between being successful or making a costly mistake.

• EMD's - Exact Match Domains

  Exact Matching Domain Names
  
  The most valuable domain names are exact matching domain names.  An EMD is the perfect match to the business that you're in or the traffic you would like to attract.  The value of these domains are not only investment grade, they are the key to your brand protection going forward.  There has been several articles on Forbes.com by Michael Gargiulo the CEO at VPN.com about domain name valuations.
  
  Adding my 2 cents, the future is now and it's all about the digital side of your business.  Get an exact matching domain name that suits your market, only buy a .com extension and make sure your site works seamlessly on mobile devices.
  
  Here's a few very strong EMD's that I have for sale:
      SouthernHomes.com
      KeyInsight.com
      GulfSportfishing.com
      LongLashes.com
      DatabaseTools.com
  
  Use the Contact page or call (770)714-7840 to discuss the options.

  See all the Domain Names For Sale here.

• Drones - The Evolution of Transportation

  Drones - The Evolution of Transportation
  
  If you read my blog you know I'm into flying cars and with traffic being what it is, they can't come about soon enough.  Doesn't matter what city you live in, it's not any better anywhere else. Either too many vehicles on the road or a failing infrastructure.  In this article on DailyMail.co.uk mega drones are being tested with multiple passengers, pilot-less control and with the ability to take the helm in an emergency.  The aircraft technology is producing a much needed benefit for air traffic control a well as other industries.
  
  This is an epic shift in society, like going from horse and carriage to automobiles and entrepreneurs need to plan on this trend.  In less than 5 years it will be at consumer price levels and in 10 years, common place.  High rises and condos need to start being built with landing pads as the new garage.  With growing populations, pollution, the need for the use of alternative energies, infrastructure issues, drones and personal aircraft are a great solution to easy all of these problems.  And, aside from natural disasters and terrorism, one of the biggest problems our children will face in their life time that you can be certain of is population growth.
  
  Handling and managing all the demands on resources that population growth will bring are where the opportunities lie.  If you think traffic sucks now, don't do anything about it.  Everyone knows it's gotten worse in the last few years, and that's everywhere.  So, forget the race to Mars, let's race to be the first country ready for the 22nd century.  Embrace it.  This is what will make America great!
  
  

• Population Growth - Opportunity and Challenges

  A solid upward trend, that unlike other trends that diminish at some point, population growth is an escalating component that will overload just about every infrastructure in every country. Sighting this article from USAToday from 3 years ago, the projected numbers indicate there will huge problems and many opportunities. Meeting these challenge is what entrepreneurship is all about, meeting these challenges with an equally qualified concern for others and the environment should be our goal and responsibility.
  
  On Wikipedia there is a breakdown of the population growth and in digging through it I took the population from when I was ten, approximately 189 million. In 40 years we've grown to 318 million. That's a plus of 135 or a 69.8 percent increase. In 2025 we are projected to hit 345 million an increase of 24 million, so if you add that to the cities seeing the boom roughly 1.5 million to the top 12 major cities in the US. Check these maps out from TheAtlantic.
  
  There are opportunities in every market and challenges for all of us. (Can't say for sure, but weird to think there has never been this many people alive on the planet at the same time before.)
  
  
• Skype Translator - Enabling the Global Exchange

  How can you conduct business if you can't speak the same language? Skype Translator will enable the global exchange of information and help your business build international relationships.  Skype is about to add a translation tool to their VoIP app that will allow face to face real time translation. I've been wondering how to break into the Chinese market and for 2 cents per minute, less than half that with a subscription, I see endless possibilities.

  Microsoft is coming out with the desktop app by the end of this summer and has also removed the signup requirement. This is another big win for Microsoft. Add this app to your Surface Pro and your are truly ready for the world. Take a closer look at Skype Translator here.

  Global transactions for small businesses are the next big thing. These are very exciting times for entrepreneurs.

• Mobile Enterprise - The Big Thing

  
  Mobile Enterprise is already the next big thing and is only going to get bigger and better with continued improvements in cellular and handheld technology.

  Accessing your business from anywhere and conducting business from anywhere is not just productive, it's a competitive edge that small business and entrepreneurs must have. Applications like Stripe that allow taking payments at the point of sale are solid concepts, like a cell phone years from now, we'll wonder how we ever did without.

  From the tech start-ups pouring into this arena to corporate giants trying to keep market share, the mobile enterprise industry represents the bleeding edge of tech with a real purpose. Enough of the social kid toys already. If you haven't already, check out Stripe. (A real domain name too, not like SomethingICantRemember.whatever)