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TIGER Talk Recap: Cracking the Small Business Loans Code

It’s every business owner’s hope that they can run their business from operating cash flow, but unfortunately that’s not always possible. When they need to secure business financing, how can...

business, economic development, small business

Cognitive Bias has No Place in Business. Here’s How to Expose it.

Bias is easy to expose when you’re debating someone. But what about when you’re debating yourself? When you’re caught between two ideas or a decision, how do you know if...

business, communications

TIGER Talk Recap: Employment Law For Early Stage Entrepreneurs

Business owners must understand how to stay compliant with the law and ensure their employment practices are sound. This can be challenging because business owners aren’t usually lawyers, and may...

business, entrepreneur

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The Power of Flocking: Networking to Knowledge and Insight

Networking is not a passive activity. It is never effective when you “hole up” in your office or home and hope that opportunity, information, and contacts will find you. Networking...

business, community, networking

TIGER Talk Recap: How to 4X Your Business With Strategic Alliances

No one can be an expert at everything, but when you form strategic alliances with reputable professionals that have strengths where you don’t, you can be experts together to better...

business, communications, Uncategorized

TIGER Talk Recap: Reinvent Yourself and Your Company every 3.5 Years

Most business owners would tell you that the key challenge of running their business is keeping their business afloat. Managing a roller coaster economy, constant change and day-to-day crises makes...

business, development, education, entrepreneur, innovation

Conversational Compliance: A Big Case for Small Talk

Small talk is vital to the beginning of a solid relationship. With that, you may let out a heavy sigh and quietly mutter words to the effect of, “UGH, small...

business, community, event, networking

Lifelong Learning: The Essential Habit Entrepreneurs Need to be Prepared for Future Trends

This post will speak the loudest to those who identify as: Early adopters Futurists Those who believe education and credential-seeking are definitely NOT the same thing People who consider soft...

business, development, education, entrepreneur

Everyone Has to Start Somewhere. The Starting Line Puts ‘Somewhere’ on the Map.

I’m a young entrepreneur in Columbus, Ohio. Given the current ecosystem, that’s actually a pretty mighty combination. Ohio is the best state in the country if you’re looking to start...

business, business Incubators, community, education, entrepreneur, event, innovation, news, opportunity, startups

TIGER Talk Recap | Inbound Marketing: The Key to Successful Growth Hacking

Brian Penick has launched and worked with many companies including Soundstr, The Counter Rhythm Group, and Musicians’ Desk Reference. He has out-smarted the industry and has taken his companies to...

business, communications, copywriting, digital, email marketing, inbound marketing, marketing, sales