YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2014

In a day filled with putting out fires, dealing with employee issues, and sweet talking customers, the last thing any small business owner wants to have to do is squeeze in time to run to their office to send out an email to their prospects and customer list. Mark Satterfield is the founder and CEO of Gentle Rain Marketing, Inc.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

By 1992 Research in Motion (RIM) had been in business for eight years, had 16 employees, sales of about $500,000 a year, and three or four business lines. Describing your product as “new and “never been done before” instead of “we’re just like those others guys, but better” could cost your company billions. Research in Motion (RIM).

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

John has invested in various small businesses and served as a mentor and branding authority since his beginnings in 1992. They're also dedicated to giving back to the community and their employees, who each receive three pints of ice cream per day. When he starts a business, the only thing that matters to him is his employees.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Founded by legendary advertiser Leo Burnett in 1935, the company now has 85 offices in 69 countries and more than 9,000 employees. It has over 2,100 employees spread across 22 offices in cities like London, San Francisco, Sao Paolo, Singapore, Tokyo, Melbourne, and Paris. Headquarters: Chicago. Bill Gates, Intel, Sharp.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2014

Ford’s advertising agency—Foote, Cone & Belding—solicited its employees to suggest names for the new car, offering the winner a car of their own as the prize. New Coke was rebranded Coca-Cola II in 1992. The company lost $250 million on the debacle—a sum equal to more than $2 billion of today’s dollars. What Went Wrong?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 29, 2017

They started with 100 Austin employees in 1992 and now have more than 6,000, making this the largest Apple site outside of Cupertino. When President Obama visited in 2013, they also didn’t actually confirm his attendance until the very end, but the presence of all of the Secret Service in the planning was somewhat of a giveaway.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 18, 2012

Then one day while I happily went about my job, it came to my attention that one of my managers hadn’t had a 1:1 with any of his employees in over six months. Why did I demand that managers have 1:1s with employees? Me: “Are you aware that your manager Tim has not met with any of his employees in the past six months?”.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 18, 2012

Then one day while I happily went about my job, it came to my attention that one of my managers hadn’t had a 1:1 with any of his employees in over six months. Why did I demand that managers have 1:1s with employees? Me: “Are you aware that your manager Tim has not met with any of his employees in the past six months?”

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2018

I put “ SuperWomen Do IT Less” ( First Edition 1992) into the closet, and became my own boss. Plus, if you outsource these functions, you will never be expected to advance an employee pay if they receive their check from the payroll company. It had never been my dream to own my own business and become an entrepreneur.

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 19, 2009

  The iconic moment of the 1991/1992 recession was then President George Bush looking bewildered at the supermarket checkout line during the 1992 “It’s the Economy, Stupid” presidential campaign. Every time there’s an economic downturn, the spotlight shines on the super-rich and their out-of-touch lifestyles.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 15, 2021

Now in 2020, I am the owner of Vivalatina Jewelry Brand selling from both websites to my French audience and to my US audience, we moved back to Mexico where I now have my own jewelry shop and 3 employees. Thanks to Nicolas Tranchant, Vivalatina ! #14- 14- Helped by a naming tool. Photo Credit: Mason Hunt. 22- Through a simple process.

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SVPG

JUNE 1, 2016

He originally was the co-founder and CEO of an early software company, Westminster Software, and then he founded Westminster Promotions, which has been going strong now since 1992, a remarkable 24 years. Which brings me to his relationship with his employees. Most of Bruce’s employees have been with him for more than a decade.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2013

We’re proud to be second in area sales and customer satisfaction since 1992!” It’s the “big” things like growing your company, expanding your client base, hiring more employees, and making a profit that are most important, right? You feel your main obligation to employees is writing their paycheck. Sure, it sounds absurd.

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abovethecrowd.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

My father, John, was an early NASA employee, and when Johnson Space Center opened in Clear Lake, he and many of his colleagues made Dickinson their home. In 1992, she was recognized nationally for her leadership in the H.O.S.T.S. I became a resident of Dickinson for the same reason many of my childhood friends did.

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Small Business Force

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In 1992 the U.S. Treat your employees like you want them to treat your customers. In keeping with the theme for Customer Service Week – “Building Trust,” you need to build trust with your employees and coworkers before they can build trust with your customers. That’s next week.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Both studies counted only incorporated companies with employees. 1992 Recommendations. The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., Comcast Corp.,

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www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Well, the computer to employee ratio of 15 to 1 combined with my home’s older electrical system that can’t handle more than four computers running at a time had something to do with it. I also ran out of room for all of my equipment, and the power goes out for an excess of 5 hours almost once a month.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 2, 2018

I think in a way we are saying that, because a lot of the business, and the way the business is seen and interacts with customers, and employees, and any other stake holders is really … I mean, we’re basically just saying customer centric, aren’t we? It could’ve been made in 1992 by some graphic artist.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2019

#6- Address frustrations among business owners and their employees. In 2017, I started my business, Serious Soft Skills LLC, to address the growing frustrations and confusion among business owners and their employees on how to work effectively. Companies invest heavily in their technology at the expense of their employees.

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