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4 Ways To Keep Lone Workers Safe 

YoungUpstarts

There are currently around 6 million lone workers in the UK, which represents around 1/5 of the UK population. The HSE ( Health and Safety Executive ) defines a lone worker as “someone who works by themselves without close or direct supervision.”So it’s an umbrella term that encompasses broad range of workers, including< remote workers, homeworkers and people who work alone at a premises.

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AgileFall – When Waterfall Sneaks Back Into Agile

Steve Blank

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. AgileFall is an ironic term for program management where you try to be agile and lean, but you keep using waterfall development techniques. It often produces a result that’s like combining a floor wax and dessert topping. I just sat through my a project management meeting where I saw AgileFall happen first-hand.

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Transcript of Developing Habits to Become a Master Influencer

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Developing Habits to Become a Master Influencer written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch. My guest today is Jason Harris. He is the CEO of award-winning creative agency Mekanism and the co-founder of the Creative Alliance.

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5 Reasons Why Women Excel As Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

by Randy Patterson , author of “ The Matriarch Rules: How to Own Your Power, Know Your Worth, and Lead the Life You’ve Always Wanted “ Becoming an entrepreneur is no joke. But if you are a woman and an entrepreneur, you have some serious advantages. I’m not saying that owning a business is easy, but nothing driven by passion, ever is….

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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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Vital Tips When Starting an Event Planning Business

The Startup Magazine

Event planning is a lucrative venture that should be given the credit it deserves. If you already have the passion and talent for managing events, it’s high time you gave it a shot. All you need is the talent, zeal and consistency to become a successful event planner. To start a successful event planning business, there are several things you need to do.

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Career Growth Checklists: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly To-Dos To Maintain Your Hireability

YoungUpstarts

by Akin Tosyali, Director of Digital Marketing for Tiege Hanley. In the digital age, it pays to keep your skills sharp. Whether you’re hoping to get a promotion at your current job or you’re searching for employment, maintaining your hireability is key to getting ahead in your career. Although, saying that you’ll do something and actually doing it are two different things.

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6 Productivity Hacks For Success-Hungry Startups

YoungUpstarts

Haven’t you heard? Time is money. Or…so the saying goes. But before we go apologising for wasting yours, we suggest you set aside a few minutes and keep reading. Think of this as a ‘ timely ’ investment that’s guaranteed to bring you a better return than checking social media again. We know, we’ve been there. So, back to the ‘ time is money ’ thing.

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Get More Done With These Time And Employee Management Solutions

YFS Magazine

Time is, arguably, our most valuable asset. Here's a look at three solutions to improve business operations and spend it wisely.

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Getting Yourself Ready For Business – Steps You Should Take

YoungUpstarts

There’s nothing better than a golden business idea – something that ignites your passion and has the potential to be incredibly successful. But, without the right ideas and preparation, your golden idea can soon rust and before you know it, you’re out of steam. Here are some steps that you should take before setting up a business to make sure you’ll succeed, not fail.

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GoFish Cam Provides a Fish Eye’s View of the Water

SiliconHills

Ever wonder what’s going on underwater when you’re fishing? That’s what piqued Brandon Austin’s interest. He grew up fishing in Canada and Costa Rica and he always wanted to know what was happening in the water. So, he created a company to find out and became flounder of GoFish Cam. “Growing up fishing, always like […]. The post GoFish Cam Provides a Fish Eye’s View of the Water appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Top 6 Mistakes To Avoid When Building An E-Commerce Brand

YoungUpstarts

Whether you’re building a site to go along with your brick-and-mortar location or you’re starting an online business, you may make some common mistakes as a new ecommerce entrepreneur. Here, we’ll tell you about some of the most serious errors to avoid when building an ecommerce business brand. Failing to Optimize Page Speeds. With proven and inarguable links between page load times, site traffic, and conversion rates; there’s no denying that you need a speedy website.

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Performance Under Pressure – Are Emotional Hijacks Holding You Back?

YFS Magazine

Here's a look at three ways to regain control of your brain when you’re in the hot seat—Emotional intelligence expert Bill Benjamin calls it the SOS system.

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Why Your Business Site Needs Good Hosting

YoungUpstarts

Your website represents your company online? — it’s the face of your business. Therefore, having a stunning website is of utmost importance. . However, merely building a beautiful site isn’t the end of it all. A good-looking website is barely the skin? — the upper layer of its existence on the internet. The real “bones & muscles” (read hosting) are under that layer.

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Developing Habits to Become a Master Influencer

Duct Tape Marketing

Developing Habits to Become a Master Influencer written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jason Harris. Podcast Transcript. On today’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with CEO of the creative agency Mekanism, Jason Harris. Mekanism has worked with major global brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Peloton, HBO, and MillerCoors.

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Austin Startup Week Begins Sept 22

Austin Startup

Austin Startup Week brings together more than 125 free events for founders and entrepreneurs The Forrest Four-Cast: September 17, 2019 One of Central Texas’ biggest celebrations of entrepreneurism and the entrepreneurial lifestyle is just around the corner as Austin Startup Week 2019 kicks off on Sunday, September 22. Now in its ninth year, Austin Startup Week consists of more than 125 morning coffees, educational panels, meet ups, happy hours, and workshops.

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Want to Reduce CPA? Try Machine Learning–Driven Retargeting.

ConversionXL

The way we do retargeting is restrictive. Creating a tailored, personalized campaign is often done with micro-triggers: Did the user spend more than X minutes on the site? Did they view more than Y pages? Did they add to cart? Are they visiting on mobile? All of these data points personalize the messaging for retargeting campaigns. But even a talented campaign manager can juggle only so many variables.

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Gig Economy: Make Your Money on Your Own Terms

Transformify

The ‘’Gig Economy’’ series sheds light on the future of work and the pros and cons of hiring freelancers and gig workers. Our guest today is Delmar Johnson, HR Consultant and Startup/Small Business Owner of HR Brain for Hire ™ In this role, Delmar partners with startups and small to mid-size business owners to develop their HR infrastructure through the development of process and systems, compliance measures and team development.

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Producing Useful Content Is the New SEO

Duct Tape Marketing

Producing Useful Content Is the New SEO written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. A great SEO strategy has a lot of moving parts. For small business owners, it can be difficult to keep pace with the ever-changing elements that go into optimizing your content for search engines. After all, Google alone uses hundreds of metrics to rank pages for search results, and they keep those metrics (and how exactly they’re weighted and used) under tight wraps.

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