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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). Before that, he was VP, Client Strategy at Blast Radius.

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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Up and Running

Important software: Business planning and management software. Customer relationship management software. Project and resource management solutions. Protect any intellectual property you may own by applying for copyrights, trademarks, or patents. Build an active online presence (be your own PR person!).

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Tips To Avoid Business Failure

YoungUpstarts

When possible, make PR investments and keep an active and relevant social network (e.g., Don’t be in a rush to hire “top” managers. Startups are limited in their pool of potential managers. The best managers work for the best businesses. blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

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The Ultimate Work From Home Checklist

Up and Running

Protect any intellectual property you may own by applying for copyrights, trademarks, or patents. Important software: Business planning and management software. Customer relationship management software. Project and resource management solutions. Build an active online presence (be your own PR person!).

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Potential Threats to Your Business – and How to Protect Against Them

Women Entrepreneurs Can

So, once you have put everything in place, hired an accountant, dealt with the start-up side of things, and purchased your insurance, what else can you do to ensure your business is safe? PR Disasters. And certainly something you don’t want to overlook. And are the things you may not have thought about? Brand Theft.

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

crowdSPRING Blog

Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. She is as knowledgable about our business and our community as anyone and she does her job with as much grace and good humor as I have seen in 30 years in management.

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The Importance of Partnership Agreements, NDAs, and Security: Lessons from HBO’s “Silicon Valley”

Up and Running

What we at Traklight often take note of is the many different intellectual property issues that the show touches on. The loud and abrasive Erlich manages to convince the good-natured but dim Big Head to enter into a general partnership. See Also: Why You Should Care about Intellectual Property.