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Top Tips for Securing Valuable Stock in Transit

The Startup Magazine

For many businesses, one of the biggest investment areas is stock, materials, inventory, equipment , and the like. No matter what you sell in your venture, if you have valuable stock that you need to move throughout the year, it’s vital to ensure its security so you don’t have extensive insurance and cashflow issues to worry about.

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How To Survive The Loss Of A Main Customer

YoungUpstarts

In the early stages, it isn’t uncommon for businesses to bank their earnings on a handful of customers (or sometimes, just one). This is especially true for startups, which operate on the basis of customer traction to solidify expectations with investors or lending institutions. Losing a major customer will inevitably impact cash flow.

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Like Their Customers, Tech Startups Will Weather the Storm

ReadWriteStart

The Macro Factors Driving Volatility For tech startups, this new environment is obviously challenging: Business customers are cutting costs and hunkering down as the Fed enacts aggressive measures to combat inflation, and consumers are simultaneously feeling the pinch from both inflation and high borrowing costs.

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What Stock Brokers Do and How to Engage their Services

The Startup Magazine

For many entrepreneurs and startups, investing in stocks is a good option for building more capital. So knowing more about stocks and trading is critical. A stock, which can also be referred to as a share or equity, is a proof of ownership of a fraction or part of a business entity. Who Is a Stock Broker and What Do They Do?

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Stock Photos vs. Real Photos: Does It Matter?

ConversionXL

So why the hell do you insist on using stock photos?! ” You’ve diplomatically explained to the client that they really should be using custom photography, but they insist that you find a “better/cheaper representation online.” Why you have to be careful with how you use stock photos. Image source ).

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How Much Founder Stock Should You Offer Co-Founders?

Startup Professionals Musings

Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors and large potential customers. Even with an agreed initial equity split, it’s smart to have founder’s stock actually issued or vested over a period of at least two years, on a month-by-month basis.

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How to Master Customer Value Optimization

ConversionXL

They both have a history of focusing on the lifetime value of a customer rather than chasing short-term profits. If you want to be a leader in customer loyalty and grow your business for the long term, Customer Value Optimization is key. How does “Customer Value Optimization” change your approach?

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