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Managing Director vs. Director: Key Differentiators

Board Effect

The executive director attends board meetings and keeps the communication lines open between the board and operations. They’re responsible for ensuring that the operation has the funds, equipment and other resources necessary to do their jobs. Managing Director vs. Director: Key Differentiators.

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Pitch Deck Month: The “Where Are You Going?” Slide

View from Seed

You can read the rest of the posts in the series by clicking here *. Businesses with a geo/city-based operations – city GMs/on-the-ground ops teams. Operations/Logistics-heavy business – transition from 3PL to in-house fulfillment center/teams at X volume. So you’ve covered the “who”, “what”, “why”, & “when”.

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Five Essentials For Your Business Success

The Startup Magazine

Although there are no credible hard numbers, it is widely accepted and believed that a franchise business has a higher success rate and lower failure rate than an independently owned (start up) business, provided of course, that you follow the franchisors system and are diligent in the operation of the business. So, why the difference?

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The Biggest Barriers Keeping Your Startup From Seeing Its Full Potential

ReadWriteStart

You’ll need money to get all the initial equipment, space, and people required to begin operations. It’s going to serve as your central hub of operations – and the centerpiece of all your promotional channels. . And more importantly, how can you avoid or overcome them? . You can’t grow without capital – at least, not effectively.

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10 Keys To Success Despite Accelerated Market Change

Startup Professionals Musings

The first ones address trends that I see in the market today, while the rest are meant to force you to be proactive in managing your own team and organization to anticipate the level of change I’m sure you will face ahead. Client cost differentials of less than twenty percent are usually not enough to incent change.

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Want to Know a Secret? Your Customers Do.

ConversionXL

The rest of the story is familiar. In fact, the secrets that have helped differentiate brands are far more enduring. The order of operations may surprise you. Because commodities lack appealing secrets, a farcical backstory—masquerading as a differentiator—fills the void. But few could wait to learn more. Image source ).

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8 Personal Attributes Mitigate Startup Funding Risks

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors expect a great return for their risk, so they look for people who can look beyond the technology and their own passion to see a customer need that perhaps even the rest of us haven’t yet envisioned. Creating and growing a business requires creativity beyond the product, in the areas of finance, marketing, and operations.

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