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[INTERVIEW] Mark Attanasio, Toronto Financial Services Executive, Managing Partner Of Hillcrest Merchant Partners

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Today, Mark Attanasio gets to flex his full range of expertise and interests as co-founder and Managing Partner of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, a Toronto-based merchant bank focused on early stage and mid market growth companies. One of the advisory areas Hillcrest Merchant Partners works in is electric metals.

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Why You Should Background Check Your Business Partner

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by Kenneth Coats, founder of eKnowID. If you don’t perform a background check on your potential partner before doing business with him, you’re setting yourself up to get duped. Just like launching a new product, hiring a partner requires protecting your business against potential risk and failure. Knowing What to Look For.

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[Interview] Brian Smith, PhD, Founder Of IA Business Advisors 

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Brian Smith, founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, shares insights on how to become aware of and use our positive influence. The post [Interview] Brian Smith, PhD, Founder Of IA Business Advisors appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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How To Negotiate with Vendors, Partners And Employees

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by Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of crowdSPRING. Ross Kimbarovsky is founder and CEO at crowdSPRING and Startup Foundry. Not every entrepreneur or business owner is comfortable negotiating. Many dread the adversarial nature of negotiation.

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[INTERVIEW] North Aware Founder And Creator Of The Smart Parka, Jamil Khan

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Things like negotiating distribution channels and partners and how to handle market expansions. Having advanced that curve on the Smart Parka’s design and the Kickstarter funding to help North Aware move to the manufacturing phase, he’s now learning about other issues critical to entrepreneurs.

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5 Communication Hacks For Startup Cofounders

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by Saeju Jeong, CEO and Co-founder of Noom Coach. Here, I outline five principles all co-founders must agree on before working together. One of most critical things you should consider before jumping into a co-foundership is partnering with someone who can make up for the qualities you lack. I should know – I’ve done it.

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How The Covid-19 Pandemic Boosted Adoption Of Emerging Technologies In Southeast Asia

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by Shaun Djie, Co-Founder & COO of Digix. Shaun Djie is the co-founder of DigixGlobal and is also the founder of the Ethereum Singapore meetup group – one of the largest in the world with over 8,00 members.

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