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Difference between a startup and a small business

by KingOfContentMarketing
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Do you have a small business? Or a startup in the offline space?

When someone opens a neighborhood shop, isn't that a startup?

Steve Blank breaks it down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIA9ikESXYI
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  • Profile picture of the author kellyyarnsbro
    When you open a business big or small it's a startup, a small business may either be a startup or a small business but mostly it isn't a startup.
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  • Profile picture of the author SashaLee
    Hi there,

    If you consider yourself to always be in the start-up stage, you'll always be looking for opportunities.

    All the best,

    Sasha.
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  • Profile picture of the author spesialis
    I think startup is when you just get started.

    After 1-2 years, you're no longer startup.

    Small business is when you look at the gross income or market value: Small, medium or large.
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  • Profile picture of the author kdorothea
    A business can be referred to as "small business" and "startup business" at the same time. Startup has to with a business that's in its first 1-2 years of activity. A small business, as you have already pointed out, is usually a small shop, or a company that has a limited target, without intending to become an international corp...
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