This week, I've been interviewing successful applicants to Fund101 and they have two things in common (apart from all being women - come on, chaps!): they'...

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Editor's round-up: some thoughts on getting votes for Fund101

Simon, Enterprise Nation editor

This week, I've been interviewing successful applicants to Fund101 and they have two things in common (apart from all being women - come on, chaps!): they've used their Facebook page to drum up votes and they've each come up with a winning idea to push them over their target:

A bit of lateral thinking and marketing nous - and maybe a touch of chutzpah - can make the difference, I reckon.

A fair few visitors to Enterprise Nation will be browsing through 

. What they see is your image, your business name, the amount you've asked for, the number of votes you have and the first few words of your application. Want to get someone to click on you? 

. I think you need to attract attention in some way. You might, for example, tell people right up front who you are and what you want the money for. If I were applying (I'm not - that would be bad form!), I'd say something like: 

 (I voted for myself, obviously) "I'm a freelance small-business writer and I need a new laptop!" Then I might carry on with: "My current one is old, achingly slow and it just can't cope with the demands of helping the UK's small businesses get bigger and better." It's just a thought, but there might be something in it"¦

 in Berlin this weekend, so we'll be hearing about her German adventure next week. Then it's from Berlin to Brighton for Our Dear Leader as the 

 on Monday. San's beavering away behind the scenes on 

 site Enterprise Nation development and I'll be keeping the blog posts and Fund101 profiles coming. Keep reading - we've got stacks going on. 

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