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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

ConnecTeen Minds is about creating a community of teenagers that were disconnected from their lives but by coming to my platform they were now part of a greater community. I hired several branding agencies to help us with brainstorms and ideation sessions, but none of them worked out. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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Rewards of a Diverse Nonprofit Board: Making a Commitment to LGBTQ and DEI

Board Effect

In addition to the people represented by the LGBTQ community, racial inequality has also proven to be a destructive force. An excellent place to start is with your hiring and recruitment practices. On the whole, minorities and people from the LGBTQ communities have been marginalized. As stated by Una Osili , Ph.D.,

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

It's never selfish to hire. They're going to look to see what impact you had in your community. 11:59) Giving people trust and autonomy and opening lines of communication as a leader, and how Mark's leadership has evolved. (14:16) Everybody can be a leader in their own community. (47:20) 44:48) Don't sit on the sidelines.

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Or are we willing to to shut the door to those people on the margins hanging on by their fingernails — waiting tables, pouring espresso drinks and working at the country club — and hope those hired to come to the valley to work for established companies will re-create the magic? Sorry for the Hoosiers reference).

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Transcript of Investing in Small Businesses to Do Good for the Community

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Investing in Small Businesses to Do Good for the Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. We really believe in the thesis of the show is that if you have a strong, small business core that any community or town can thrive. Back to Podcast. Transcript. So, let’s talk about the town.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. As you grow, think about the right timing for bringing on more people with specific roles, but remember – hire slow, fire fast. So if you do find your duplicate, hire them as soon as possible.

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The bar is higher

This is going to be BIG.

Still, you need some amount of development experience to do all of this so you still need to hire--or why not just do it yourself? You can outsource your development to India, the Ukraine, Buenas Aires, or even Indiana. That's right--Indiana. Online communities provide lots of valuable information as well.

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