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5 Trends To Watch In The Insurance Industry

YoungUpstarts

And if the financial professional does not already have all of the information needed to correct the application, it has to go back to the client, which not only slows the process down but also creates a poor customer experience. Applications can be submitted and processed faster, which lets customers get their policies issued faster.

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

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Now all eyes are on the SEC as it adopts regulations to implement the new law with the hope that it won’t get tied up in red tape. In April 2012, Congress passed the JOBS Act , which authorizes equity crowdfunding and liberalizes some requirements regarding the issuance of securities by privately held companies. Healthcare Reform.

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Mercenaries, Missionaries, and Crusaders

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The literal definition of a mercenary is a soldier who fights for monetary reward rather than political cause or national affiliation, and in modern times we often use the term as a derogatory description of someone’s attitude or motivations. The Mercenary.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Read more: SEC S1 Filing (amended 05-03-2010) , peHUB. It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Read more: peHUB.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. I didn’t have that contractor doing customer support. You already have a way to make money through your business, and you just want more customers and more leads. I don’t actually have any employees.

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Startup Resources

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Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Customer service. Google Custom Search Engine. Customer Relationship Management. great web customer acquisition tutorials. customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. free/cheap web customer relationship mgmt software. Codeacademy. Steve Blank.