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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Starting Your Own Business

One great thing about living in the land of opportunity is that anyone can decide to start a business. There is great freedom and excitement about being the boss and...

business, entrepreneur, small business, startups, Uncategorized

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The “Athlete-Centered” Approach Part 3: Manager’s Qualitative Work

Once the entire Tracking System in place, the manager can start working on his/her qualitative input and impact on the team. As we previously mentioned, such quality depends upon 2...

business, entrepreneur

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Your Business Idea Sucks and So Does Your Tie

Hard to hear, isn’t it? Chances are the grand idea that you thought up to create a brand new business completely, totally, and utterly sucks. You are not alone. Most...

entrepreneur, innovation, opportunity, small business, startups, venture capital

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What Kobe Bryant’s Shot Record Can Teach Us About Entrepreneurship

Ice Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzkey once said, “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Now, NBA super star Kobe Bryant is taking shots at historic proportions...

business, entrepreneur, opportunity

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Why You Need to Come Up for Air Now and Then

You’re an entrepreneur. You read CrunchBase, Mashable, Tech-blahty bahdy blah. You’re busy working on your idea and have your head down for months trying to get your MVP out there...

business, entrepreneur, startups

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The One Tool You Must Use to Find Customer Trends for Your Startup

“The fundamentals of business is to get paying customers,” preaches William Aulet in his MIT course on entrepreneurship. “So if you have paying customers, you have a business.” Unfortunately, many...

business, development, economic development, entrepreneur, startups, technology

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Home, Cowork, or Incubate: The Best Place for Your Startup

Well, you’ve decided to take the plunge and start building out your business. Your automatic whale juicer is going to make a big splash in the market, but you need...

business, business Incubators, development, entrepreneur, incubators, opportunity, small business, startups

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5 Reasons Why Customer Cash May Be the First Source of Funding for Startups

Raising cash from your customers to fund your new venture may be the better alternative to raise equity than pounding the pavement for investors, says John Mullins, Ph.D., a professor...

business, entrepreneur, innovation, small business, startups

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The Biggest Challenge for Entrepreneurs Today

What’s one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face in today’s landscape? Access to capital? Nope. Access to Talent? Not really. Coming up with a unique product or service? Wrong again....

business, entrepreneur, opportunity, venture capital