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The Not-So-Secret Secrets To Making It Big: Five Surprisingly Doable Steps That Will Propel You To The Top

YoungUpstarts

Before you ever craft a sales strategy or walk into a client meeting, whether or not you have a chance of success has already been decided by how you think about your work, what you have to do, and how you do it. As CEO, he grew it to more than 1,000 stores worldwide with annual sales topping $5 billion.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 20: Nayeem Hussain and Will Zell

Steve Blank

Funding challenges and other issues founders face in the early days of starting up were the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). Will Zell , co-founder and CEO of Nikola Labs wireless power company.

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5 Biggest Mistakes in Healthcare Staffing by Susanne Mariga, CPA

Mike Michalowicz

PK Scheerle, CEO of Gifted Healthcare, warns that sometimes, new healthcare staffing firms in an eagerness for growth and customers, against their better judgement trade hours for low margin sales. Coasting on Auto Pilot … Linda Murphy, VP Client Sales of AMN Healthcare. C&A Industries, Inc. Health Carousel is one of the 2018 Inc.

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Five Sensible Business Lessons You Must Learn to Embrace — No App Necessary!

YoungUpstarts

That said, there’s bound to be a situation when you want to resort to sending a nasty e-mail to get your point across to an employee, vendor, or customer who has upset you. Michael Feuer cofounded OfficeMax in 1988 starting with one store and $20,000 of his own money, a partner, and a small group of investors.

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The Biggest Business Fails of 2014 and How to Avoid Them

Up and Running

Walmart asks its employees to purchase their own uniforms. This year, Walmart employees are required to purchase new clothing to be able to work in the stores. What does that mean for those employees? When or if your company makes a mistake and customers or employees are telling you they want change, listen.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

The “benevolent” part means always putting the entity, the employees, and, most importantly, the customer, first. Whether you’re asking an employee to go the extra mile, asking a vendor for a discounted price, or pitching a business concept to an investor, you have to be willing to put yourself out there. Take a chance.

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Four Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

by Mike Broderick, co-founder and CEO of Turning Technologies. Finding the right employees and creating an agile, focused team is essential to business success. Giving employees a stake in your company’s success is an excellent motivational tool and can help you attract and retain the best and brightest. They are correct.

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