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5 Biggest Mistakes in Healthcare Staffing by Susanne Mariga, CPA

Mike Michalowicz

They are unable to hire the best internal staff, they are unable to pay payroll taxes, and they are unable to invest in the development of the company. PK advises that a developing firm should build a strategy of increasing their client prospect pool by calling every reference that was ever received for a nurse.

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Thank you

Startup Lessons Learned

Id like to call special attention to Kurt Carr s perspective (lets hope he finishes his five-part series): Now that I’m back in Ohio (I was one of the token foreigners in a room full of Silicon Valley residents), I have found myself reliving and rethinking much of what I saw there. Steve Blank has been a mentor to me for several years.

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Four Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

When thinking about product / service development, remember that virtually all great ideas build on an existing trend, and consider developing your product and service concepts around a behavioral movement to leverage existing momentum. Finding the right employees and creating an agile, focused team is essential to business success.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The name works for me because 1) it is general enough to not lock me into a particular market segment 2) it is connects to my Texas roots as Featherston (without the e) is a family name and 3) it is a metaphor for my services as I help companies become more agile while stuck grounded in systems & processes. Photo Credit: Jenny Hargrave.

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The Lean LaunchPad Goes to Middle School

Steve Blank

Hawken is an independent school for grades K-12 in Cleveland, Ohio, committed to the idea that students learn more “by doing than by listening.” Tuesday afternoon they got out of the building and headed to a local mall to begin the customer validation and development process. Develop project management and team communication skills.

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The Lean LaunchPad Goes to Middle School

Steve Blank

Hawken is an independent school for grades K-12 in Cleveland, Ohio, committed to the idea that students learn more “by doing than by listening.” Tuesday afternoon they got out of the building and headed to a local mall to begin the customer validation and development process. Develop project management and team communication skills.

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Twelve Ways To Use Entrepreneurial Thinking To Help Our Schools

YoungUpstarts

These developments are tough to swallow for many of the nation’s educators. Entrepreneurs create success by being agile and by making effective but quick decisions based on what they have in front of them. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway.

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