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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

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In its first year in business, a Florida Rock Industries management team faced a huge problem at their rock plant in Newberry when the high moisture content of raw materials caused a processing flow problem. Consequently, they are often dependent on each customer to ensure a steady revenue stream. Increased global competition.

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Always Right: Five Risks You Must Take With Your Customers

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Besides the loss of potential future revenue, any sunk costs (costs you initially incur to gain the customer) are unrecoverable. In today’s competitive global economy, you absolutely must provide enough value to keep customers loyal over the long term. That’s a bad way to look at taking good care of your customers.

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Big Sky Capital: Investing in the Future of SaaS Startups

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The fund focuses primarily on companies in their earliest stages, including pre-revenue ones. While Big Sky Capital is based in Miami, Florida, the firm has a global outlook. By tapping into these different markets, they aim to discover unique investment opportunities and build a global network of entrepreneurs and investors.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

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states for-profit companies can accept donations and nonprofit companies earn revenue, which dispels the myths that a nonprofit can’t make money, or a for-profit venture would miss out on donations. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. They also note that after the 2007 recession—when things looked grim for the U.S.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain How Technology is Impacting Their Business Today

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Most of our employees are also remote workers who have never set foot in Florida. It has also made communication and collaboration much easier, allowing businesses to operate on a global scale. Ever since I began my career with Cable Compare, we have had a website that generates a lot of traffic. 20- Doing outsourcing.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

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Overall, I like this notion of social shipping, since as we become a more global world, and as e-commerce takes off in more geographies, this could be a service not only applicable to Costa Rica, but much more broadly in many nations. Words To Live By.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

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Due to my effort I was featured on Inc, Iheart radio shows, the morning show by global news and many more. Entering our 4th year of business, we doubled our headcount, became a certified B Corporation, and released our revenue model which aligned with our becoming a 1% for the Planet member. Photo Credit: Matt Daigle.