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Essential Skills For New Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Having a fantastic idea for a business venture is only the first step – if you want to succeed as an entrepreneur, you will need to develop a diverse skillset, especially in the early days of your company when you are likely to be personally involved in the decision making around all key tasks and procedures. While many entrepreneurs simply learn these skills on the job and then, as the business expands, hire those with a higher level of knowledge in those specialist fields to take over, knowing

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How to Start a Small Web Design Firm

Up and Running

For web designers, transitioning from working full-time for someone else to freelancing has some perks, like being your own boss and having a more flexible work schedule. But you’ll also be in charge of every aspect of running your business and making hard decisions which can impact the success and growth of your company. Once you’ve decided that you’re ready to start a small web design firm, you’ll need to develop a host of skills to help you run a successful business, including time management

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Startups: Jan 19 is the Release It Deadline

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 15, 2018 The final deadline to apply for the SXSW Release It program is the end of the day on Friday, January 19. This competition is designed for startups (as well as established companies) that have a product, a service or an app that will launch in the first quarter of 2018. So if you are wanting to leverage the SXSW platform to build buzz around your new release, then make sure to apply.

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A weekend with inspirational ladies

deal architect

Two books and a movie were the highlight of this long MLK weekend. The common theme – ladies in business whose grit and determination can inspire anyone of any gender, age, race, political belief. First, a couple of personal perspectives.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Why Entrepreneurs Have To Do What They Love Or Else They Will Fail

YoungUpstarts

by Paul Towers, founder & CEO of Task Pigeon. Being an Entrepreneur is tough! It’s nothing like the glamourous nights you see in movies and on television screens. Deciding to be an Entrepreneur means long hours, low pay and a small chance of success. But some of us wouldn’t have it any other way. With the explosion in startups across the globe and a desire by more and more people to work for themselves it seems like everyone wants to be an Entrepreneur or Startup Founder these days.

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An Open Letter To Entrepreneurs: You Don’t Need To Have It All Figured Out

YFS Magazine

I messed up a lot. I couldn’t get out of my own way and I lost direction for a few years. But I never let go of my ideas and dreams.

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7 Rules For Success, From An Entrepreneur Who Made Millions

YFS Magazine

My story encapsulates the American dream. In the 16 years it took me to find success, these are the most important lessons I learned.

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The Future Of Trading Is Here: And It’s Social

YoungUpstarts

If you are hearing this for the first time, then this news will make your day. Unlike years past when investing in currencies, commodities and indices was a tasking undertaking, social trading has simplified this process, giving even the least experienced traders a chance at turning a profit. While this phenomenon is still relatively new, there has been a consistent and notable emergence of social trading sites that are connecting people with others who are better skilled at online trading.

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Color Trends For 2018 (What Marketers and Small Businesses Need To Know)

crowdSPRING Blog

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner looking to have your first logo designed , or an established company redesigning your website or marketing materials, the colors you choose can make or break your marketing initiatives. As we wrote in 20 Statistics About Branding Every Entrepreneur and Marketer Should Know : The right color can improve readership by 40% by making messaging easier to read and more visually appealing.

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Colorado Startup Summer

Feld Thoughts

Every entrepreneur starts her journey somewhere. Colorado is a premier location for entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers. This is why I co-founded and commit a portion of my time to Startup Colorado; an organization that empowers and sustains startup communities across Colorado. One of the programs that Startup Colorado runs – called Startup Summer – cultivates and engages undergraduate entrepreneurs looking to get involved in the Front Range startup community.

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Monday Motivation: Hack Your Mind [VIDEO]

Hearpreneur

This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owner start their 2018 off on the right foot. HQ – It goes from your head, to your heart, to your hands. Some of the most successful people live on the edge of their limits. Your brain is like a super computer… Your self-talk is important. You sell your sovereignty if you check your phone within the first hour.

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Color Trends For 2018 (What Marketers and Small Businesses Need To Know)

crowdSPRING Blog

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner looking to have your first logo designed , or an established company redesigning your website or marketing materials, the colors you choose can make or break your marketing initiatives. As we wrote in 20 Statistics About Branding Every Entrepreneur and Marketer Should Know : The right color can improve readership by 40% by making messaging easier to read and more visually appealing.

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TechVotes: get trained to register people to vote

Austin Startup

Active steps to help build a culture of civic engagement in Austin’s tech sector In 2016, we helped launch TechVotes and its mission to increase voter registration and voter turnout in Austin’s tech sector. With 2018 elections just around the corner, we’re kicking back into gear and want you to be part of this effort. Why TechVotes? Too many Austin tech employees aren’t registered to vote or simply don’t make their voice heard during elections, contributing to Texas regularly ranking near the bo

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10 Keys To Finding That Perfect-Fit Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, the initial idea for a new product usually comes from a single entrepreneur, but the implementation plan for a new business requires a team, or at least a co-founder. The reason is that any one person rarely has the bandwidth, interest, or skills to manage all the tasks required to build a business. Thus I find that two heads are usually better than one in a startup.

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Startup Opportunity – MDR LAB Accelerator for Legal Tech Startups

The Startup Magazine

MDR LAB is a startup accelerator for tech start-ups in the legal space. Open to early stage and growth technology start-ups, applications are welcome from companies at concept through to revenue-generating stage, as long as the product or service is applicable to the legal industry. The programme is rather unique for the legal tech space, and the application process is straightforward, so we suggest you hurry.

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Entrepreneur Who Creates a New Kind of Social Family

Hearpreneur

Human beings are social beings. We endeavor to create relations and feel that we belong somewhere. Andrew Machota the founder and CEO of New Town Connections has an organization that gives adults the opportunity to attend social events and make friends; something that is hard to do after school is over. He recently released a book titled Friend Request Accepted: Connecting in a Disconnected World and it shares the secret to how to make friends as an adult.

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