Thu.Jan 24, 2019

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Business Development Outreach

Eric Friedman

A friend recently asked for an introduction to a senior executive at a large organization in the hopes of partnering with them. His company has some new products and services that he believes make sense, and the LargeCo. executive seems like a good audience to meet with. As with many topics I cover, when I find myself sharing the same thing over and over I turn it into a blog post to reference/share/learn publicly from.

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How to Create a Business Continuity Plan

Women Entrepreneurs Can

If you’ve ever thought about how to protect your house in the event of an emergency, be it natural or otherwise, you’re probably familiar with a continuity plan to some degree. In the case of a house fire, you might have planned your route to the nearest fire extinguisher. Maybe a family member is in charge of calling 911 while another is tasked with grabbing the family pet, provided it’s safe to do so.

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What about your previous company non-compete?

Berkonomics

Entrepreneurs tend to remain in the business niche they know best. Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Are you one of those? Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined.

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Purpose Driven Innovation

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Do Purpose First, Select a Framework, Then Do Projects. Without a Clear Purpose, Innovation Drifts Off Course. It may seem obvious but unless you know who you are, and what your purpose is, as an organization you will flounder. Innovation Leaders sometimes get it backwards. This wastes Time and Money. In the innovation space there is endless discussion about frameworks.

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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 Think About (and Reduce) Risk When You’re Starting Your Own Business

Up and Running

I understand that many of you are in startup mode or still contemplating whether to embark on the risky business of becoming an entrepreneur. My goal for the next few years is to encourage waverers to start their own business, and to mentor some of those who are on their way to become millionaires. This article will include examples of the risks I took and how I overcame them as presented in my book, “ Raise the Bar Change the Game.” I hope you can get some benefit from some real-wor

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Bites At The Apple, Sharpshooting, And Shots On Goal

Haystack

More often than not, I believe it is largely impossible to predict the shape of an outcome when making an initial venture investment. Investors, of course, will conduct significant due diligence, investigate sources, study trends and the competition — and much more. But, at the end of the day, the future is unknown and needs to unfurl naturally.

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5 Ways to Save Costs as a StartUp

The Startup Magazine

Launching a startup is both an exciting and challenging time in an entrepreneur’s life. With so many different areas of business to focus on, budget can often be neglected. One of the most important things to consider when growing your startup is how to save money and reduce costs. Source: Pixabay. As a startup business, you will face many challenges in the early stages of operations while you familiarise yourself with your business landscape and explore your new business venture.

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Does An Ice Vending Machine Encourage Employee Wellness?

YoungUpstarts

Employee wellness programs are becoming more popular all across the country. In fact, 39 percent of private industry workers and 63 percent of local and state government workers had access to employer-provided health and wellness program benefits in 2017. Often, employers find that investing in wellness programs represents a smart financial choice. Not only are workers with access to these programs less likely to miss work due to stress or illness, but it’s a great way to reduce the costs associ

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6 Project Management Tips to Take Your Startup to the Next Level

The Startup Magazine

There are several factors that play into the success or failure of a company. Key among them is project management. This involves identifying the tasks that need to be performed as well as how and when they will be done to meet business targets. Having structures that help you meet all your goals in a timely and impeccable manner within the stipulated budget, can go a long way in aiding the efforts to scale up your startup.

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Does Your Business Need To Build Credit?

YoungUpstarts

Do you feel like the Energizer Bunny that keeps “going and going” moving toward what’s next? Without a doubt, forward energy is what helped you build an excellent personal credit history. Now that your business is a reality or about to be, there’s one caveat about credit that most business owners don’t know about. Personal and business credit histories are equally important but they aren’t the same.

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Everything You Need To Know About Sending Encrypted Email

YFS Magazine

Email encryption software protects the identity and content of email messages and attachments during sends and receives or while they are in storage.

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Be Frugal and Still Grow Your Business

The Startup Magazine

Every business dreams of making money and meeting its organisational goals. However, the journey there is often a long one and it doesn’t come with a manual. This leaves you to figure out how to get your business on the straight and narrow and ensure that it is both growing and seeing a decent return on investment. One of the ways to do this is by cutting back on expenses and investing your money on the things that matter.

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Austin-based DISCO Raises $83 Million

SiliconHills

DISCO, which makes software for the legal industry, announced Thursday that it has raised $83 million in additional funding. The startup, which moved to Austin in August of last year from Houston, has raised $135 million to date. Georgian Partners, based in Toronto, led the latest round with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, The […].

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Three Common Obstacles to Plan for When Opening a New Business

The Startup Magazine

It is said that you cannot plan for every event in life, and in the business world this is certainly true, but at that same time there are ways you can prepare yourself to deal with challenges as they arise. For those opening a new business, it’s always wise to not only be prepared for the good times, but also the not so good by having a detailed and realistic plan in place.

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12 Graphic Design Trends that Will Be Most Influential in 2019

crowdSPRING Blog

Courtesy Apple. With only moments to grab consumer attention, a compelling design offers the best chance to engage your customers and leave a memorable impression. As we wrote , Marketing studies show that the average American is exposed to around 5,000 advertisements and brands per day. Out of that veritable flood, they found only 12 made enough of an impact to leave an impression.

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Startup Survival Skills Through Arts Education

Austin Startup

Arts Education Preps Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs ZACH Theatre Education?—?Collaboration, Resilience, and Fanning a Creative Spark ZACH Theatre Education Students. AxelB Photography. (Austin, TX)?—?The Startup world requires stepping outside of your comfort zone, the ability to take risks, resilience, innovation, and equal measures of planning and improvisation.

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What about your previous company non-compete?

Berkonomics

Entrepreneurs tend to remain in the business niche they know best. Usually that means one they once or recently spent time in as an employee or manager within a company where they had little or no ownership. Are you one of those? Some of these entrepreneurs starting a new company are alumni from companies that would be a competitor to the enterprise being created or joined.