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How to Open a Successful Hair Salon

Up and Running

Dallas Alleman, a New Orleans salon owner. Dallas Alleman, the owner of Salon Du Beau Monde in New Orleans, and Avi Shenkar, the owner of Philadelphia-based BLO/OUT , have different backgrounds and different business models, but share similar strategies for success. No business can function properly without a business plan.

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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

“We were up against a tight deadline where we actually had to invent a business and present to our classmates at school!” So one night I just sat down and pounded out the business plan.” Since then, the company has picked up a number of investors, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Rob’s advice.

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Before You Quit Your Job, Do These 5 Things First

YoungUpstarts

I had just finished a difficult sales call with a customer, walked out of his office into the Dallas 101 degree summer heat, got in my car, and read an undermining text from my boss. Since you plan on working for yourself, yet are still committed to the 9-5, do something every day for your new business, even if it is just for 30 minutes.

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Stealth Mode Startup

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Im at a tradeshow in Dallas this week, and we were visited by some very bright people from a stealth-mode startup. Our intelligence assessment puts it at a 60% probability that this is their business plan (or something very similar). Let me give you a real-world example. It isnt unique, though. It isnt unique, though.

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7 Inspiring Corporate Executives

YoungUpstarts

Cohen lets business associates know that he has Asperger’s soon after meeting them to avoid any misunderstandings in his speech or body language. The Dallas native and CEO of WellPoint since 2007, Angela Braly has been busting glass ceilings for a long time. Angela Braly.

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Super Bowls and Scenes

Austin Startup

Formerly known as the Moot Corp competition, this program is the “super bowl&# of MBA business plan pitches. And, if the trend in recent years holds true, a number of the plans will be designed around commercializing technology or other discoveries originating with university research.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). How to Brand Yourself After 50.