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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

For those moments when you have smaller tasks that don’t warrant a new hire but that you just can’t add to your already full plate, Simon Slade of Affilorama.com suggests microcontracting. Check in with your team, make sure they’re happy and their needs are met. Microcontract.

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7 Interview Blunders and Bonuses

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And just for the record, this candidate was a male, most likely in his late 30’s and had worked in the journalism and public relations field for nearly 15 years. Sure, this was an awkward conversation for the candidate, but I wasn’t about to continue wasting my time or his time. This is true for any marketing activity today.

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Stock options: Guard the Gold

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Use stock options and warrants to pay for service only rarely. Earlier, I stated that stock options are the currency of early stage business. This truth is obvious when a start-up has no cash. There are times when services of others are available for stock instead of – or in addition to cash.

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How Businesses Can Brace Themselves for the Post-Brexit Fallout

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And while an ounce of caution is certainly warranted in the face of volatility, and some conservative plays make sense, you can’t stop moving. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition. Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. No big changes, no big risks.

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The 4 Keys to Building Brand Loyalty with Millennials

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Their estimated spending is $600 billion and they are responsible for roughly 21 percent of consumer discretionary power—certainly substantial enough to warrant marketing attention from anyone dedicated to being successful. Millennials (18-29 years old), or the “always connected generation,” are 80 million strong. Authenticity.

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Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures

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Dual-class voting structures are receiving a lot of attention these days along with intense publicity related to the Facebook IPO , following in the wake of other recent tech IPOs with a similar structure such as Zynga and LinkedIn. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

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Twitter Link Roundup #33 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

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Has Your Startup Given Performance-Based Warrants? Resistance Isn’t Futile: Don’t Assimilate Your Customers – [link]. 6 Steps for Building Better Relationships with Journalists – [link]. – [link]. The Startup’s Rules of Speed – [link]. The rise of the app entrepreneur – [link].