The Startup Magazine

APRIL 2, 2022

workforce soared from 17 to 28 percent between 2014 and 2019 and has been continually growing since the pandemic. Moreover, the demand for freelancers is also set to increase as the gig economy proves that they are equally productive as full-time employees, but arguably, a more cost-effective option for employers.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2014

2014 is well underway and so are the changes workplaces are implementing for the year. The economy is improving at a slow rate and employers are trying new strategies to attract and retain quality employees. A strong, positive reputation for a company can have a huge impact on the type of employees who apply.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

We’re a small business ourselves, with about 20 employees, and our business is likely very different from yours. For the purposes of this post, we wanted to look at products that have 20 or more reviews written by real users who work at companies that have 50 or fewer employees.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 23, 2020

billion as they transformed Cree from a start-up into a global market leader with 6,500 employees worldwide. Cree was recognized as MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies for 2014 and as one of Fast Companies World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2015.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2013

While a number of changes regarding Obama’s healthcare law have already gone into effect, a number of new changes are still on the horizon at the start of January 2014. Companies can begin preparing now for how these future changes will impact both business and employees. Below are five healthcare changes to plan for in 2014: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2015

Data is moved, updated, or maintained by repetitive processes that are done manually, squandering time and employee-resources. Anything that a human performs with a mouse and a keyboard can be automated by Foxtrot, the “digital employee,” freeing up employees’ time to perform other business-related tasks.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Your prospects, customers and partners (and employees for that matter) do not see you as a series of disparate organizations. Without a standardized solution to access processes, they are forced to continuously shift between disparate sources of information, resulting in productivity issues and even greater employee churn. #3

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

For aspiring new entrepreneurs of any age, this is an opportunity for a win-win situation, with the proper mix of Boomers with Gen-X and Gen-Y employees and executives. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/24/2014. Labor-intensive roles, including warehousing and construction.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 17, 2014

Four Important Small Business Insights: Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1d0lOBF. Empower Your Small Business: 2014 marketing insights, biz plans, resolutions, content marketing – crowdspring.co/1fyj2Z1. Four Important Small Business Insights: Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1d0lOBF. ” crowdspring.co/L76cU1.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 10, 2014

In 2014, expect to see IT budgets migrate toward IMPLEMENTATION, across three key dimensions: Cloud services transform the role of IT departments. In 2014, expect to see widespread implementation by IT departments of Platform ( PaaS ), Infrastructure ( IaaS ) and Software (SaaS) as a Service tools for scalable and cost-effective services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Martin Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/26/2014. Use future cash for payments where possible.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2014

by Bill McBean, author of “ The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows that You Don’t “ The confetti has fallen, the ball has dropped, and the champagne has been popped — 2013 is officially over, and 2014 is underway. In 2014, you know your best competitors will work to become better.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

For 2014, the main themes are: Achieving inclusive growth. See the full list of WEF 2014 participants. On the question of how companies can be more disruptive, Mayer responded that disruptive means having the right people, cultivating transparency in decision-making and welcoming input from employees.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. We’re less than 8 years old so you can do the math on growth rates and figure out that we’re on an elite trajectory.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 26, 2014

Gamification works to foster employee engagement by granting rewards and recognition through scoreboards, leaderboards and other game props. Common challenges in project management include delivering projects within set deadlines, keeping the project quality high, working efficiently under stress and managing the behavior of employees.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

When leaders adopt business practices that contribute to improving employees’ lives, business prospers. Relationships with employees need to be richer. Take, for instance, the remarkable 2014 events at Market Basket, a 73-store grocery chain based in Massachusetts. Instead employees want work to be fulfilling and to have impact.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 23, 2013

There are ways to become a stronger and more sought-after employee. For millennials and established employees alike, the New Year brings an opportunity to reevaluate what your long-term career goals are and how to accomplish them. Dedicate 2014 resolution season to branding yourself and improving your career path.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. In the U.S.,

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

I was a founder and former CEO of Mustang Engineering, and from 2005 through 2014, Mustang opened several international offices. I believe in encouraging employees to speak up if they spot a problem or have a suggestion. If employees feel comfortable speaking out, that can help a U.S. I know this from experience.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

companies can no longer afford to provide group health insurance to their employees. And both employers and employees alike have tried to make the most of a bad situation. Below as an overview of the steps you should take right now whether you’re an employer, insurance professional, trusted adviser, or employee: If you’re an employer….

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2014

People who have been followers too long as an employee don’t realize how hard it is to be a leader. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 12/05/2014. Driving these actions are some basic principles that entrepreneurial leaders, such as Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and Evernote CEO Phil Libin, seem to have learned early.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

Small Business Marketing 2014: Smart Web Design Best Practices and Tips - crowdspring.co/1dn9KvH. Startup and Small Business Marketing 2014: Smart Web Design Best Practices and Tips - crowdspring.co/1dn9KvH. Employee Retention - crowdspring.co/1f2fAz5. 25 Fresh Free fonts Created In 2014 | Creative Nerds - crowdspring.co/1eVU7Ib.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 9, 2013

TrueAbility Monday released its predictions for hiring trends for technology workers in 2014. It makes a cloud-based platform that evaluates the technical aptitude of IT employees by testing their skills online for job openings. San Antonio 2014 Geekdom Hiring IT Workers recruiting startups Trends TrueAbility'

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2014

You have a sneaking suspicion that your fellow employees would rather not have you on the team. Chances are you haven’t hit the credibility point of no return just yet — but salvaging your image requires making a herculean effort to be more accountable in 2014. Now, you’re dealing with the fallout. Probably not.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The way we live in 2014 means the demands of home and work need careful juggling. We were nervous when we first offered flexible working to staff , but it can bring great benefits if managed correctly in terms of increasing employee satisfaction, employee retention and productivity.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Employee safety is a significant part of daily business operations. For example, employers must consider employees’ safety in sales and marketing when travel is required. Employee safety in large scale production and manufacturing is the job of a safety supervisor and regulatory affairs representative.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2016

Our little business grew from four employees to over 30. Officially launched in November 2014, FilterSnap offers 72 filter sizes and a choice of 1, 2, 3, 6 or 12-month replacement schedules. We hired a CEO to help us build the business. We received a venture capital investment. In 2010, the “we did it” moment arrived.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

How to get your employees into fitness | Fortune – crowdspring.co/1saKodQ. How to get your employees into fitness | Fortune – crowdspring.co/1saKodQ. 9 Fonts Brands Should Avoid in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1uDQgsH. 10 Free eBooks for web designers from 2014 | Creative Nerds – crowdspring.co/1xfSjb2.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Even outliers like WhatsApp (sold for $19b with 55 employees) and Instagram (sold for $1b with 13 employees) raised lots of venture funds. In fact, discussions of price in particular was the key to invalidating one business idea and then validating WP Engine , which now (2014) employs 200 people.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Being a startup doesn’t mean you can avoid planning ahead, and taking time to prepare for 2014 will help your startup avoid some serious growing pains. As your startup grows, so does the need for mid-tier managers between employees and senior management. This program yielded some wonderful managers and kept employee retention high.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Stock option questions startup employees should ask | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1n8lUje. The One, Life-Saving Change Workplaces Can Make For Their Employees – crowdspring.co/1r4ba0i. 30 Fantastic Free Fonts for Designers, September 2014 | Design You Trust – crowdspring.co/1xGhzaC. – crowdspring.co/1px5L2s.

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BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

As we look into 2014, we thought it was important to reflect on our activities in 2013 and refocus and refine our thinking and messaging as a firm. Instead of selling at the C-level, companies are better off getting one user in a department to use a product and then building in viral hooks and loops to help bring other employees on board.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 8, 2013

As we enter Q4, I’m starting to see discussions about annual performance – often in the context of gearing up for 2014 plans. My partner Dave and I took the number, made a list of all employees, and figured out how much we were going to give each of them. At Feld Technologies, we had a very simple bonus program.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In a report provided by Safework Australia , there were 129 reported deaths in the workplace in 2014. In the report, there were 117,815 serious claims, which means that businesses are exposed to 1 in 100 employees making a serious workers compensation claim to their business. 101 have been recorded so far in 2015.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

In 2014, most businesses have realized the need to adopt a mobile strategy, be it in the form of mobile apps, mobile marketing or even just having a mobile website. by Vishal Gumber , founder of Appsquare.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Health care and employees. Meaningful choice in health insurance products will become readily available, not just for consumers and the self-insured, but for businesses that provide coverage to employees. For small businesses in particular this is great news. BYOD and self-service.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 10, 2014

Their big goal in 2014 is to learn how to curtail their sweet tooth’s cravings and replace those sugary treats with healthier options—foods that sustain energy in a stable, healthy way, as opposed to a fast spike of energy, followed by an even faster crash and burn. Best of luck to you and your business in 2014.

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