Mon.Sep 07, 2020

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

If you aren’t willing to take some risk as an entrepreneur, then don’t expect any gain. Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. If you need investors, it’s important that you understand their filters, and even if you are funding your own efforts, you need to recognize the red flags.

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The Benefits of Board Committees for Nonprofits

Board Effect

Nonprofit boards operate largely under the same rules. The rules for nonprofit board committees were intentionally designed to be broad to accommodate the wide variety of sizes and purposes of nonprofit organizations. A nonprofit’s bylaws describe the types of standing committees the board should form. It’s also perfectly acceptable for some boards to not use committees at all.

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Startups: Do You Need That Office?

YoungUpstarts

Working without a designated working area is unthinkable for all but the most resilient entrepreneurs – having a designated place to work is an almost essential productivity tool. However, one working space that many startups get tempted towards are office spaces – whether it’s a cheap room in a complex or a fancy hotseat setup with gym and restaurant perks.

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Monday Motivation: FIGHT DISCOURAGEMENT

Hearpreneur

This motivational video is to help CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners start the week off on the right foot. Here are some takeaways from the video: Life has even flows, it is not smooth. Combat discouragement with gratitude. Change your focus to what has happened and not what is not happening. Remember the good that has happened because it replaces the negative.

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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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Self-Employed? 4 Important Rules Not To Overlook

YoungUpstarts

The freedom of being self-employed is unbeatable. You can set your own hours, work wherever you want, and choose the clients you do business with. You don’t have a boss breathing down your neck, getting impatient with impossible deadlines, or demanding you work with difficult and disrespectful clients. While freedom is wonderful, being self-employed comes with a host of serious responsibilities that would normally be managed by an employer.

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5 Unexpected Niches For Tech Startups

YFS Magazine

The following niche markets are practically begging for tech-enabled products and services.

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How Your Business Can Learn from People

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Success in business is never based on just one thing, no matter what some people will try to tell you. Yes, having a good product or service is important, but some businesses with great products have never quite made the grade (and some inferior products have). Equally, delivering excellent customer services should be a priority, but that alone will not guarantee you a place in the pantheon of business greats.

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4 Best Business Brokers To Sell A Business

YoungUpstarts

Using a dual agent business broker can be a great way to sell your business quickly. The advantages of a dual agent is that this person is already working with buyers, so they most likely already have someone in mind to possibly purchase your business before you even list it for sale. Don’t be confused though, this does not mean that they aren’t going to work to get you exactly what you want.

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How to Recruit the Best People

Women Entrepreneurs Can

As you are establishing your business, whatever its size, chances are you will need to recruit employees for a variety of roles – and unlike other elements of a start-up, this is one task that will never disappear. Over the years, you will find yourself needing to recruit and hire a number of people, whether because of staff turnover, business growth , or a host of other reasons.

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The Pandemic Launch: Why COVID Isn’t A Barrier To Success

YoungUpstarts

When COVID-19 struck in the early months of 2020, many businesses were in the process of getting off the ground. From restaurants that had already signed space leases and started their kitchen buildout to ecommerce brands, these new businesses didn’t know that before they could even open their doors, the entire world was going to change. Still, as anyone who has ever started a business knows, there’s no stopping once you get the ball rolling.

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The Newbie’s Guide To Printed Marketing

YoungUpstarts

Despite the prevalence of online marketing strategies, printed marketing remains one of the most cost-effective and highest-ROI strategies for businesses. At the same time, newcomers may be intimidated by the sheer number of print marketing and advertising options that exist—and may not know where to begin. In this article, we’ll clear up some of the main points of printed marketing to consider and how to get started.

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