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5 Tips To Win At Working Remotely

YoungUpstarts

by Jono Bacon, author of “ People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams “ Remote working seems to be all the buzz. Apparently, 70% of professionals work from home at least once a week. Similarly, 77% of people work more productively and 68% of millennials would consider a company more if they offered remote working.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup. As I was trying to figure out the role I wanted to play in the VC world I decided I wanted to focus on businesses that were building deeply technical products to solve problems for business users.

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7 Reasons Why You Need Pinterest For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

There are 77.4 million Americans that use Pinterest every month. 90% of these users make purchase decisions based on pins made on this platform. Most pins are used to evaluate options and seek inspiration. It has now become a visual wish list for future purchases. The whopping statistics make Pinterest a viable marketing tool that can equal (or even surpass) the social media giants such as Facebook and Instagram.

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The Importance of Restorative Sleep to Entrepreneurial Success

The Startup Magazine

No one can experience entrepreneurial success without a lot of hard work. Unfortunately, that ideal has gone so far as to make start-up business owners feel like they must sacrifice the quantity and quality of their sleep to remain competitive. Sleep deprivation even feels like a badge of honor for some entrepreneurs to show how truly dedicated they are to growing their business.

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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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Entrepreneurial Opportunities In Delivery Work

YoungUpstarts

by Jessica Vella-Bone, Head of Digital Marketing at Courier Exchange and Haulage Exchange (part of Transport Exchange Group). The much-publicised recruitment crisis that’s threatening the logistics industry has created an ideal scenario for entrepreneurs to fill a widening gap, particularly in the field of delivery work. The rise and rise of consumers’ online shopping habits has seen a huge demand for same and next day delivery services, placing even more strain on an industry that’s finding it

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Succeeding at keeping your employees and customers safe

The Startup Magazine

Regardless of the type of business you run, the last thing you want is for one of your employees or customers to be injured. Not only would you feel terrible, if your liability does not offer enough coverage you could end up having to pay some or all of the compensation out of your own pocket. That could, in turn, lead to your having to fold your business because you have had to sell its assets to pay that bill.

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“What’s in it for me?” A motivational lesson

Berkonomics

Ever wonder why one of your employees, shareholders, managers, suppliers, or board members sometimes behaves in a way you might consider irrational? Putting yourself in their shoes. If you want to best describe the motivation behind the action, think “What’s in it for me”? Your employees, your shareholders, your customers, and your suppliers are all driven by this question.

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The Nachos Don’t Have Enough Beef in Them!

OnlyOnce

(This is an excerpt from Chapter 23 of Startup CEO, “Collecting Data,” in which I write about the importance of observing and learning from customers and friends of the firm, as well as employees.). Here’s a story for you that happened 10+ years ago. I’m sitting at the bar of Sam Snead’s Tavern in Port St. Lucie, Florida, having dinner solo while I wait for my friend Karl to arrive.

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We Need a New Mailroom

Start Up Blog

Why would we need a mailroom, I hear you say. The reason is simple: the mailroom wasn’t really about the mail. Sure, it was the place where the mail was sorted, sent and delivered, but ironically, it delivered much more than that. The mailroom was really a place that served lots of important, and since lost, functions for many big organisations.

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Top Tips To Keep In Mind If You’re Planning On Launching A New Business Next Year

Women Entrepreneurs Can

The new year is rapidly approaching and it presents a golden opportunity to try something new, and sometimes starting up a business is that leap of faith many decide to take. But how do you ensure you make the right decisions coming right out of the gates? Forget the obvious having a business plan and working on your financial investment. Here are the less obvious – but just as important – aspects of starting a business.

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The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur Reading: October 17

Duct Tape Marketing

The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur Reading: October 17 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur – October 17. It’s time for another episode of The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. Once a week, I’m sharing a reading from my new book, due out in October 2019. The book is structured around 366 daily meditations for entrepreneurs.

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Maximizing Your Earnings When Selling On The Web

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Ecommerce has skyrocketed over the last few years. More and more people are putting time and effort into this area, selling their own products to make a living. Of course, though, with so many people working in this field, competition is rife, and it can be a challenge to overcome this when you’re a newcomer. To help you out with this, this post will be exploring some of the best ways to maximize your earning potential when you’re selling products online, giving you the chance to make more than

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5 Reasons Why Self-Employment Could Be The Key To Your Happiness

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Working for a company can be a fantastic thing for some, while for others, it just isn’t right. For those people, the best way forward is self-employment.While taking the plunge into self-employment seem like quite a drastic step, when done correctly, it can be a very positive and rewarding experience. Here are 5 reasons why self-employment could be the key to your happiness.