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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

Unfortunately, to many would-be entrepreneurs, getting past the dreaming phase and into the doing phase seems insurmountable — especially in a shaky economy where quitting your day job seems foolhardy and funding seems scarcer than, well, pay raises and affordable health insurance. Many a great entrepreneur has been derailed by burnout.

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

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Liz’s journey from starting TransPerfect to her philanthropic endeavors serves as an inspiring roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders. She's the founder and c e o of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation is an entrepreneur, business leader. John (04:05): I always love to ask entrepreneurs this question.

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Twitter Link Roundup #318 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

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Tom Bivins, executive director of the Vermont Cheese Council , thinks it’s time to set aside your cheese anxieties and eat the rind. Every wondered whether or not you can actually eat the rind on that cheese you’re sampling? Well, hang on to that luscious piece of Brie you’re enjoying.

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With the Federal Government Doing Nothing, Communities Step Up

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But to be clear, those resources should have been supplemental to the support the government was providing to grassroots entrepreneurs. They walked away from negotiations that would have extended a lifeline to grass roots entrepreneurs on the front lines of one of the worst economic catastrophes in U.S. Last week, the U.S.

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Meet Team Michalowicz

Mike Michalowicz

Slowly over the years I have built a team that’s dedicated to fellow entrepreneurs and business owners. Because my team has grown, so have my leadership skills. at Vermont Teddy Bear Company. And, instead of giving you our biographies, we thought it’d be fun to hear about some experiences that make us who are.

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