Fri.Sep 11, 2020

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5 Cost-Cutting Strategies That May Cause You to Spend More

Up and Running

A $150 llama rental for a photoshoot, $250 for a bagpipe player at a customer picnic, $5,000 for an executive’s tires — these are just some of the most questionable things people have paid for or attempted to pay for, in the name of business. But not all items that land in expense reports are blatantly over-the-top. In fact, some of the biggest company expenses start off as cost-cutting measures.

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley.

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Tips for Marketing Your Restaurant to Different Generations

Women Entrepreneurs Can

As a restaurant, you want your customers to walk through your door once only to want to keep coming back. Though every customer is different, there are ways to use generational marketing to appeal to specific demographics. Here are a few tips for marketing your restaurant to different generations, in order of oldest to youngest. Baby Boomers. Born between 1946 and 1964, this generation is looking for a good balance of price and value—which makes them a prime customer to try up-selling.

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New Normal: A conversation with Josh Bersin of Josh Bersin Academy

deal architect

I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level execs and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.

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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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Still Working From Home? Try These 4 Burnout Busters

YoungUpstarts

by Eileen McDargh, author of “ Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge, and Reclaim What Matters “ In May 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) included burnout in its 11th International Classification of Diseases, classifying it as a global occupational hazard. Simply stated, the WHO said burnout is a syndrome that stems from chronic workplace stress, characterized by depleted energy and exhaustion, negativity and cynicism about one’s job, and reduced pr

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Denver Startup Week 2020

Feld Thoughts

Denver Startup Week , the largest startup week in the world, happens next week. In the time of Covid, it’s virtual, so I hope we attract a lot of people from all over the world. I’m involved in a bunch of stuff this year, which I’ll list below, but I want to highlight a few specific events, including the Keynote Kickoff with Robert Smith of Vista Equity Partners who grew up in Denver.

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Austin-based Fintech Startup Episode Six Lands $7 Million in Funding and Expands Globally

SiliconHills

By CHAD SWIATECKI, Freelance Contributor to Silicon Hills News It makes sense that the Austin financial technology startup Episode Six would make the Asian Pacific region a high priority as the company sought to pick up customers for its software platform that lets financial institutions build custom payment and other solutions. After all, while New York […].

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10 Email List Growth Techniques For Bloggers

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

When I started blogging, my intention was NOT to make it my main income source. My blog was a place I could share ideas and maybe make a little side income from at best, at worst it would be a short lived experiment. You see, I didn’t view blogging as a good business model. As […]. The post 10 Email List Growth Techniques For Bloggers appeared first on Yaro.Blog.

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The Importance of Credibility in Business

Duct Tape Marketing

The Importance of Credibility in Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Sharon Vinderine. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Sharon Vinderine, the founder of Parent Tested Parent Approved. When Sharon Vinderine tried to launch a new baby product, she found that there’s nothing stronger than word of mouth when it comes to marketing to parents.

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Office Design Tips Meant to Boost Productivity

Women Entrepreneurs Can

As a business owner, it is important that your workplace is a place that encourages productivity. Your office can directly impact your productivity levels, which is why office designs are imperative and should not be overlooked. No matter if you are searching for commercial paving to clean up the outside or you are looking to move some things around inside the office, here are some tips that can boost productivity.

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Can Your Company Afford The Cost Of Not Having A Clear, Connected, And Inspiring Organizational Cause?

YoungUpstarts

by Dan Bruder, author of “ The Blendification System: Activating Potential by Connecting Culture, Strategy, and Execution “ In nearly every discussion about an organization’s cause (also referred to as vision, mission, or purpose), there is emphasis on pursuing something significant. Having a common cause is a critical component of defining the organization’s potential, and it provides motivational energy for employees to chase something greater than a paycheck.

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