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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2

Steve Blank

Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. The larger the company, the more they’ll separate out business development and sales, with business development focused primarily on lead generation and sales focused on sealing the actual sale of the product or service.

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Digital Nomad Visa: Where to find the highest average salary?

Transformify

Which countries have the highest average salaries? For some, moving abroad is an excellent way to make more money, particularly if jobs in their industry offer higher salaries overseas than at home. Luxembourg Average salary: $77,781 Luxembourg might be a tiny country, but it has the arguably highest income per capita.

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How To Keep Your Company Alive – Observe, Orient, Decide and Act

Steve Blank

Sales pipeline/forecast. I listened in on a board call with an enterprise software company this week, and when the CEO said, “Our VP of sales assured me our pipeline won’t be affected.” Nothing is more important than assuring the company can continue to pay its employees. Before layoffs, cut all salaries by 20%.

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5 Cost-Cutting Strategies That May Cause You to Spend More

Up and Running

When paying employees becomes too expensive, many companies either lay people off or keep their workers but reduce salaries. While this strategy may lower your current overhead, it can also have a negative impact on employee morale and on your company’s long-term financial health. Think about it.

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Nonprofit Embezzlement Cases: Examples to Learn From

Board Effect

million over five years in a scheme by a low-level accounts receivable employee. The employee created fake companies, assigned vendor numbers to them, and then submitted invoices for work never performed. The employee made 83 personal transactions using the nonprofit’s credit card. An employee embezzled $1.4

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How to Hire Your First Employee

Up and Running

But eventually, all successful businesses will have to start taking on employees, and that’s when the fun really begins. Their responses ranged from practical tips on hiring to what to look for in a first employee. See Also: Is It Time to Hire an Employee? Or at least, that’s the assumption. Favor potential over experience.

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How Startups Can Convince Young Professionals To Join Their Fledgling Sales Team

YoungUpstarts

by Keith Johnstone, Head of Marketing of Peak Sales Recruiting. It is also an ideal time for young professionals to secure outstanding jobs. High-growth startups in the software sales space need to hire adept salespeople to be competitive. If high ongoing salaries are a problem, consider a hiring bonus. With the U.S.

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