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Lessons Learned on Mashable today

Startup Lessons Learned

Here in Tampa, our biggest challenge is convincing the regions technology "leadership" that grassroots economic development is a good thing. Instead spending hundreds of millions of dollars to lure the next big thing to town in the hope they will turn Tampa into the next tech center. January 2, 2009 11:54 AM Daniel Davie said.

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Risk Avoiders Are Opportunity Missers: 10 Excuses Business Owners Make

YoungUpstarts

You’d love to hire her, but the time doesn’t seem right to hire a new person — money is tight and you’re far too busy to go through the hiring and training process right now. As CEO of spin-off RME in Tampa, Florida, Tom headed a company that created the most effective lead-generation program in the financial services industry.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I believe it is the perfect name for our unique business – we provide a temporary guestroom for Tampa Bay residents who are having more houseguests than they have beds. I hired a trademark attorney who conducted a search and, surprisingly, found no use of the word Peoples in our class of business.

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How to Build an Unbreakable Brand Culture

Duct Tape Marketing

Step 5: Hire (your best-fit prospects). Beyond educating any current employees, hiring new employees who fit within your company’s culture and share your company values is vital to building an honest brand. In addition, hiring top talent improves employee retention, reduces turnover, and increases productivity.

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Netflix's Advice on Moving to Amazon Web Services

www.readwriteweb.com

It would have also meant hiring any number of systems administrators and database managers. Tampa Bay Water is a Florida agency that supplies water to nearly 2.5 million people in the Tampa Bay Area--the 19th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Turn a handle and the water comes out of the faucet.

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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

And so I decided to hire a blogging coach in June 2020 and she has helped me tremendously in growing my business. I had many phases of the business, working from home, having an office, hiring a team, to moving the business back to a home-based business with freelancers also working from home. I’ve come a long way as a blogger.

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9 Strategies to Increase Your Food Truck Revenue

Up and Running

Think Tampa, Florida’s I Wanna Wok or Portland, Oregon’s Kim Jong Grillin, both of which nailed their concept by choosing memorable, funny names, distinctive logos and branding, and a cohesive menu that reflects their brand. What does it mean to have a “strong concept?” Ready to start your food truck business?

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