Stories and lessons from the struggle and success of those who have realized their entrepreneurial dreams whether as first timers or veterans.
Chip R. Bell, author, The 9½ Principles of Innovative Service Organizations struggle to unravel the real reasons their valued customers leave. Most gather explanations as a customer closes an account. What they learn is almost always a tiny glimpse at a misleading symptom and almost never the accurate diagnosis of the true issue. For example, customers […]
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Ben Straughan, Partner, Perkins Coie Perhaps few times for an emerging growth company present more risk than the transition of a founder/CEO to “employee” status. This often happens later in the startup life cycle, when a company has funding and/or sales traction. The difference between a smooth and rocky transition can represent the difference between the
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James Sun, CEO, Pirq “The joy is in the journey and not the destination.” When I hear this quote, I think about the roller coaster ride of entrepreneurship, where you have to enjoy the journey. I am currently the CEO and founder of Pirq, a digital loyalty and customer relationship management system for brick-and-mortar businesses.
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Gary C. Smith, President, NAEIR Excess, nonmoving inventory is a common business problem that, fortunately, also contains its own solution. By donating that new, idle merchandise to charity, your business can earn a federal income tax deduction under Section 170 ( e )(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The IRS Code says that regular C
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Victoria Treyger, Kabbage Everyone has great dreams of working for themselves but there are important steps to starting a business that you need to know in order to move your dreams to reality. Owning your own business means a lot of things, including freedom and flexibility. But starting your own business also means a lot
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Nell Merlino, CEO of Count Me In Economists are predicting a year of economic growth for the U.S. economy but competition is tough for American businesses, especially for small businesses competing against a sea of big box competitors. It’s important to note that many of today’s small businesses are owned and operated by women. They
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Judd Hollas, Founder & Chief Inventor, EquityNet Just some years ago the term “crowdfunding” was a foreign concept to many people who didn’t understand this new and alternative way to access capital. However, today the word has now become a part of the everyday business vernacular. In fact, businesses last year raised more than 5.1 billion
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Leveraging Corporate Strategies to Achieve Your Personal & Professional Goals! No More Resolutions….It’s about Your Plan! It’s that time of year again — time to make New Year’s resolutions! According to StatisticsBrain.com,1 62% of us will make a resolution and only 8% of us will succeed! It’s no wonder that with such a low success rate that
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Judd Hollas, Founder & Chief Inventor, EquityNet The crowdfunding industry is gaining serious momentum, and with the implementation of Title III of the JOBS Act coming up next year, entrepreneurs will soon have many more options when it comes to fundraising. Title III will allow many Americans who are not considered high-net-worth individuals to invest in
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Shannon Waller Would you like to have a Self-Managing Company? Even though I haven’t said what a “Self-Managing Company” is, I bet you can picture what that would mean for you—and you want one! As a business leader, you took the risks of starting a company, building the organization, and working out how to create
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