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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

Having street smarts with no inspirational ability to build teams can yield a great small business but will be difficult to scale into a large VC-backed business. And we all know the fables about how people used to start businesses by taking a second mortgage on their home or by running up credit card debt.

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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

The very last email I got from him told me the following: Thank you for your time Tony, I understand everyone wants a huge salary, no risk and a cut of the profits. However, when I told him that the level of engagement required from me and the fact that equity-only development was required, he seemed to be a bit offended.

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What Should Small Businesses Check On Their Employees?

YoungUpstarts

When you hear the question “What type of background checks should my small business run on employees?” you imagine that some invisible barrier exists between “small companies” and “large companies” that impacts which types of background screenings are and are not necessary. Professional Licenses.

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Outside The Box Investors: 7 Ways To Fund Your Business

YoungUpstarts

by Jenny Kassan, author of “ Raise Capital on Your Own Terms: How to Fund Your Business without Selling Your Soul “ Startups are part of the American Dream, and small businesses play a key role in economic growth. Between 2009 and 2013, 60% of the jobs created were from small businesses.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

You know, there were a number of small businesses in San Diego that were producing hard drives and computer assemblies and, you know, a lot of stuff in the IT sector, and I had gone off to meet a bunch of them because I didn’t know if I could get a job. Be an intern” And by the way, this is 2009.

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5 Ways to Keep Your Small Business Growing

Up and Running

Running a small business is a daunting challenge. Statistically, less than 50 percent of small businesses are still operational after five years. Globalization has increased the level of competition and introduced more turmoil to the business environment. Here are five ways to keep your small business growing.

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28 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

What keeps me going is realizing that my business is much bigger than me and is necessary. Thanks to Pamela Ogang, Minority Women in Business Inc. #6 I started on a journey of self-discovery in 2009 when my marriage of 13 years took a turn in an unlikely direction. 6 – Self-Discovery. Image Credit : Dawn-Marie P Dalsass.