YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2013

And then, of course, other business owners stay aloof from customers for a different, more instinctual reason: In a digital age dominated by email and computer screens, they simply don’t know how to interact with customers face-to-face and avoid doing so at all costs. Risk keeping the lines of communication open.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2014

Persistence is the name of the game. If a prospective partner isn’t a good fit or if you don’t think a vendor’s services are worth the cost, verbalize that decision. In 1983 he cofounded Direct Mail Express (DME) in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his siblings Mike and Kathy. Just ask Colonel Sanders!

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I knew it was an easy fix, so I really didn’t want to pay for a tow truck in addition to the cost of the repair. It struck me that had the technology existed, travelers could have taken advantage of our empty aircraft to get back to London and then the aircraft could be dropped in Oxford, with minimal additional cost.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2013

As a young commodities broker right out of college, I recall receiving a call from a client named Steve each morning. Many business owners choose to cut costs and (at least attempt to) do more with less when what they really need is to hire new talent, invest more heavily in marketing, upgrade their machinery, or something else.

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