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Paranoid Companies Miss the Best New Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Affiliate marketing might actually be one of the more effective (and easier) ways to partner with someone else in the industry. Cross endorsement.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

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I am a lifetime member of the National Association of Business Executives (NABE), and their resources greatly help me in managing both personal and professional development. 9- National Federation of Independent Business Photo Credit: Emir Bacic I am affiliated with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

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Your Toughest Competitor May be Your Best Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Affiliate marketing might actually be one of the more effective (and easier) ways to partner with someone else in the industry. Cross endorsement.

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