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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

When he did manage to start his own business, it was short-lived and failed. Thanks to Lorie Carson, Real People Finder ! #20- Photo Credit: Paul Bowley. My favorite entrepreneur turnaround story is that of Lord Alan Sugar. He started off in Hackney as a Jack-the-lad making money from scrap trading. He lost almost everything.

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7 Counterintuitive Rules for Growing Your Business Super-Fast

Reid Hoffman

To succeed, you’ll have to violate many of the management “rules” that are designed for efficiency and risk minimization. Traditional business strives for order and regularity in management, operations, and financial results. Hiring someone who has been managing 1,000 people to run a 10-person company is actually counterproductive.

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19 Funding Resources for New and Existing Businesses

Up and Running

Loans range from $25,000 to $500,000; you’ll speak with a loan manager who will walk you through the process, and you could get funding within two weeks. See Also Bplans Small Business Loan Finder. This site also functions like a social network, where you can interact with investors and build relationships through a secure channel.

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Business Startup Tools: A Curated List of Our Favorite Tools and Resources to Build Your Company

Up and Running

NameMesh : Part domain name suggestion tool and part domain name finder, NameMesh searches endless variants of your domain to find one that works for you. Hootsuite : Hootsuite is perfect for people who are really active on social media and managing multiple accounts. AddThis : Add social sharing to your site quickly and easily.

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Israeli and Palestinean Startups Cooperate to Organize the TLV Tech Tour Across US Campuses

VC Cafe

Here is a list of the startups that will be taking place of the Tel Aviv Tech Tour: Fiddme a guide to the best dishes around you, a social network for foodies, a friend-finder, and lots of fun! LoyalBlocks manages in-store foot traffic.

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Personality Types and Change Management

entrepreMusings

Organizational alignment, managing change, and/or getting ready for company growth is not easy. One way to help assess health is to help management and everyone on the team understand their strengths and weaknesses. I’ve written on this blog several times about self analysis and assessments from Strengths Finder 2.0

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ProfessorVC: Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine

Professor VC

Note: Finders fees are illegal in California for non broker-dealers, not sure about other states) Do you have any service provider members? Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Here is a list of questions Id ask: How much is the fee? When are we obligated to pay? What do we get?