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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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Here’s a brief example: The problem : There is a lack of affordable pediatric and gynecological care available in coastal areas of Lane County, Oregon. The solution : Dr. Gardner plans to open Ocean Lane Outpatient Care to serve smaller Oregon coastal communities scattered outside of major towns with major hospitals. Financial plan.

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#TrackThis Episode 4: How Do You Measure Happiness?

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So you don’t have the cost of retraining, as well as the cost of going out and hiring an employee. You can track word of mouth referrals when you’re hiring an employee. You’ve got to be able to have some metrics that you can actually track and judge exactly how you’re doing on that.

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Taking Service To The Stratosphere: 12 Keys To Creating Uplifting Service In Today’s Marketplace

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These important considerations are made during the hiring process at Google and Zappos, respectively. These companies know it is much easier to build a strong culture by hiring new people with the right attitude than to hire people for their skills alone and then try to align them around a common service vision.

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How to Start a Brewery

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and the fourth largest in its home state of Oregon, after powerhouse brands such as Deschutes, Rogue, and Full Sail. Jason Carriere, owner of Falling Sky Fermentation Supply Shop and co-founder of Falling Sky Brewing, has gone through many twists and turns since Falling Sky opened its first Eugene, Oregon brewpub location in 2012.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

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Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Hire the right team. Martin Cove Brewing Company.

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The Next Generation Of Funding For The Next Generation Of Entrepreneurs

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They’re using metrics that are often unworkable in the current business environment, causing growing businesses to look elsewhere for capital and increasingly towards alternative forms of financing. It’s the paradox of the modern startup. Big companies that invest in small businesses play an important role in creating jobs.

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From Food Cart to Award-Winning Restaurant: A Secret to Success Story

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Tired of working for someone else, in 2010 they opened a Northwest-style-meets-Southern-cuisine food cart in downtown Eugene, Oregon. The University of Oregon marketing department also did a survey for us to see what beers and food worked best in a 50-mile radius. Having to hire, fire, and lay people off, it’s hard to do.

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