Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2014

'Keeping your best talent was easy when few companies were hiring and employees felt stuck at their jobs. But now, retaining the cream of the employee crop is a struggle again for many managers. When layoffs are frequent and retirement pensions are pretty much nonexistent, workers feel less loyal to their companies than they did in previous decades, and are willing to jump ship if they find better pay or better prospects elsewhere.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2014

'Every startup with any traction quickly reaches a point where they need to hire employees to grow the business. Unfortunately, this always happens when pressures are the highest, and business processes are ill-defined. At this point you need superstars and versatile future executives, yet your in-house hiring processes and focus are at their weakest.

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deal architect

JUNE 2, 2014

'A few months ago I announced I was discontinuing SAP coverage on this blog, What many people missed was this at the end of the post ''As I have done for 25 years, I will continue to advise consulting clients.

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The Next Web

JUNE 2, 2014

'Alex Taub is the co-founder of SocialRank and Ellen DaSilva works in Business Operations at Twitter. Their book “Pitching and Closing” is released on July 25th and covers everything you need to know about business development, partnerships and making deals that matter at startups. The standard business pitch has not changed in decades. The process usually entails face-to-face interaction at one of the companies’ offices.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 2, 2014

'We have all been told over and over that, when you are building a business, you need to pick a goal. You need to make it big and clear, and then relentlessly move toward it. I agree. Hell, I preach it! But I preach one added part, which most others seem to miss. This is what it is – sometimes the goal you set sucks! The Illusion. Sure, your goal may sound sexy.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 2, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Men and women do not have equal opportunity when it comes to launching a business today. In fact, 75 percent of 30 countries surveyed for the second annual Gender Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index, commissioned by Dell, do not meet the basic needs for female entrepreneurs to […] The post Dell Sponsored Study Reveals Barriers Facing Female Entrepreneurs appeared first on SiliconHills.

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David Teten

JUNE 2, 2014

'The Practising Law Institute hosted Dror Futter of SorinRand and me for a webinar last week on “ Before Series A – Convertible Note and Series Seed Funding for Startups ”. I’ve embedded the slide deck below, and you can listen to the webinar ($129) here. (Dror is a lawyer and I’m not, so you can imagine who did all of the work of preparing this webinar.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 2, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The big takeaway from a panel discussion on big data at the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network conference is to use data and analytics responsibly. “Use data smartly,” said Matt Wolken, vice president and general manager of information management at Dell Software. Wolken referenced a story in which […] The post Panel at Dell Conference Advises Companies to Use Big Data Wisely appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2014

'Are you a small business owner or thinking about finally starting your own business? If so, then you have probably wondered about your financing options. Join us on Friday, June 13 at 12pm ET/9am PT for “The Basics of Small Business Loans,” a free webinar that will give you an overview of financing for small businesses. Topics will include: • What are small business loan products and their key benefits for borrowers?

Small Business 72

Small Business Finance Matching Software 72

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 2, 2014

'Why Teaching Is Such a Sexy Way to Sell written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Okay, I’ll admit it, I was trying to get your attention with the inclusion of the word sexy in the title of this post, but before you cry foul, sexy as an adjective simply means desirable, interesting, appealing – all good things when it comes to attracting clients. photo credit: theirhistory via photopin cc.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 2, 2014

'ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE : William Haynes: Sabai Technology. After William Haynes was laid off during the financial crisis, he started Sabai Technology , a company based in Simpsonville, South Carolina, that develops and sells wireless routers and network equipment, with himself as the sole employee. Initially, Haynes sold only to domestic customers until one of his customers, Strong VPN, opened the door to orders from companies in China.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 2, 2014

Technology 54

Technology 54

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2014

'By Jessica Oaks. The divide between workspace and personal space has gradually faded away thanks to the constant connectivity now accessible to most people. Whether you love the ‘always on’ culture or hate it, there’s no denying it is an amazing time for the aspiring entrepreneur and the small business owner to be building a team.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 2, 2014

'This is a copy of a post my colleage Dharmesh posted on the Forward Partners blog last week. ———– We are really pleased to announce our second Forward Partners Open Day during London Tech Week on the 17th of June. Our team are offering a day of their time to work with you and 3 other startups with an aim to give you a meaningful boost forward.

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