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Are You In Control Of Your Business?

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by Monica Shepherd, TradeGecko. Are you in control of your business? I don’t mean are you the person calling the shots. I mean as in, if you had to make some critical snap decisions, do you know your business well enough that you could you make them with total confidence? In order to be able to make these sound, informed business decisions you need an accurate and efficient operating system.

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Choosing The Right Cloud-Based Accounting Software For Your Business

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by Monica Shepherd, TradeGecko. It’s a no-brainer that keeping track of your incoming and outgoing finances is a critical part of not only keeping your business running, but also of ensuring your business grows and prospers. Therefore you need accounting software that reflects an effective and efficient business – meaning, you’re going to have to upgrade from that spreadsheet.

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Cubes Are For Squares: The Startup/Corporate Matrix – Where Do You Fit?

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By Melissa Thompson , CEO of Talk Session. Everyone wants his or her dream job, but few have the courage to take big risks. Two years ago I attended my Business School reunion and it was clear that I was part of the 1% who effusively loved her job. I was also in the 1% of alumni who had a salary of zero dollars per year. Now, eighteen months after graduation, my classmates are leaving their jobs in droves to similar roles that with a slight change in name, title and uptick in optimism.

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Competencies vs. Behaviors

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by Dr. Andrew L. Thorn, author of “ U-wun-ge-lay-ma “ I recently ran a marathon in Death Valley, California. The brutal course was made even worse by a nasty rain storm. As I struggled through the uncharacteristically cold and wet weather in the lonely desert, I found myself thinking about the loneliness of leading. The faces of the many leaders I have worked with and their individual leadership styles were the scenes that played across the miles.

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Build Entrepreneurship Communities With Crowd Valley

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Entrepreneurship communities and crowdfunding platforms designed to support entrepreneurs are popping up left, right, and center all around the world. This is a good sign. What may not be ideal, however, is that there’s much diffusion in the tools and platforms being used to connect entrepreneurs and that can create separate ecosystems that don’t talk to one another.

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“Un-spoil” Your Kids: A Holiday Message For Parents Of Entitled (And Financially Clueless) Children

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by Gregory Downing, author of “ Entrepreneur Unleashed “. The holidays are upon us, and rumor has it we’re supposed to be joyful. But if you’re one of the millions of American families caught in the economic crunch, you’re anything but. Your kids expect the moon for Christmas, and like George Bailey in “ It’s a Wonderful Life “, you’d love to lasso it for them.

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[Infographic] The Decline of American Entrepreneurship

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We often hear that entrepreneurship in America is alive and well, thanks to the amazing growth in the Valley’s startup scene and (no thanks) to the flagging economy that’s forced many to take up entrepreneurship as a last recourse. But the numbers don’t lie – entrepreneurship in America has actually declined over the decades.