Thu.Jan 31, 2019

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Non-competes, gray areas, and salvaging a failed purchase

Berkonomics

Last week we introduced the subject of non-compete agreements. Let’s dive a little deeper and present some “gray area” scenarios to consider. Then we’ll address the success or failure of the buyer with your product… First the obvious case in point. What if you are the seller of a previous business or shares amounting to more than an insignificant percentage of a previous business?

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Is Your Startup Doing Enough to Retain Customers?

The Startup Magazine

Customers are what makes a company profitable. Without the interest and finances of an individual or business (B2B), a brand cannot thrive. Ideally, this is why so many start a business and focus on lead generations and sales. Though it is appropriate to want to generate leads and reach a broader audience, if you’re not taking the time to invest in cultivating deeper relationships with each and every existing customer, your brand won’t go very far.

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Seven Ways To Do The Hard Work Of Really Loving Your Employees On Valentine’s Day (And Beyond) 

YoungUpstarts

by David Deacon is the author of “ The Self Determined Manager: A Manifesto for Exceptional People Managers “. Valentine’s Day is around the corner. If you’re thinking of taking your team to lunch or bringing in heart-shaped cupcakes, go for it: It’s a nice gesture. But don’t think your work is done… far from it. Loving your employees is an all-year-long endeavor and it involves a lot more than saying, “Thanks,” or, “I care about you.” It mea

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How Digital Billboards Help Bring In More Customers

The Startup Magazine

In the words of legendary rocker Bob Dylan, “he not busy being born is busy dying” and the same can be said of any business. You see, the secret to the success of any enterprise is to constantly innovate not only their product or service but their marketing efforts. After all, marketing and advertising is how you present your offering to the world. So it’s important to keep up to date with the latest marketing strategies that your brand can benefit from.

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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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How To Establish A Successful Branded Merchandise Strategy

YoungUpstarts

Offline promotions and branding campaigns are still some of the most effective ways to separate yourself from the competition. Through effective branding campaigns, you can connect on a more personal level with the audience and your best customers. Thanks to changes happening on the market, there are more ways you can get your brand in front of the right audience.

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Is It Wise To Hire A Corporate Lawyer For Your Startup?

The Startup Magazine

The journey to becoming an entrepreneur can be a long and arduous one. Don’t make it any more difficult by going at it alone. With proper legal counsel, it’s possible to avoid many of the problems that affect inexperienced entrepreneurs. However, we can appreciate that you need to be certain before you bring a lawyer on board because it is an investment after all.

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Founder Interview: Platinum Rapid Funding CEO, Ali Mayar

The Startup Magazine

Ali Mayar began his professional life in finance before moving on to his current role today. His work in the finance industry showed him how difficult it can be for business owners to secure the funds they need to grow their business, so he left his job to in order to launch a brand-new business venture: Platinum Rapid Funding Group (PRFG). Platinum Rapid Funding provides access to working capital and is based on Long Island, New York.

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Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Think About Quitting Your Job

YoungUpstarts

It’s so simple to find yourself stuck in the job that doesn’t make you feel comfortable or where you aren’t appreciated. The longer you’re employed, the more difficult it seems to quit. However, you should understand that you don’t live up to your true potential and it’s time to move on. When to quit your job? Think about taking this step if you: Believe that you aren’t valued; Feel that your career suffers; Don’t feel comfortable; Stopped liking your job.

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How To Encourage Good Online Reviews From Customers

YFS Magazine

Online reviews are “the new word of mouth,” with nearly 90% of shoppers reporting they read reviews when considering a purchase.

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Non-competes, gray areas, and salvaging a failed purchase

Berkonomics

Last week we introduced the subject of non-compete agreements. Let’s dive a little deeper and present some “gray area” scenarios to consider. Then we’ll address the success or failure of the buyer with your product… First the obvious case in point. What if you are the seller of a previous business or shares amounting to more than an insignificant percentage of a previous business?

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Leading Questions: Great for Marketing, Terrible for Research

ConversionXL

Good user research asks the right questions to the right people. If you fail on either account, you may make million-dollar decisions on bad data. Leading questions are an easy way to poison your data. A leading question is “a question asked in a way that is intended to produce a desired answer.”. If you’ve worked in marketing or sales, you know leading questions well: They’re wonderfully effective at guiding consumers toward a “yes” for a product or service.

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Top 6 Successful Ways That Help Startups Build A Great Team Spirit

YoungUpstarts

Every brand’s success story is viewed from two perspectives: –. How they handled stepping stones, what innovative ideas they brought in the market, and the secret ingredient that keeps them afloat amidst all the competition. How the team handled stepping stones, how the team worked on creating innovative ideas, and the secret ingredient to team spirit that keeps them afloat amidst all the competition.

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