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10 Keys To Making Mentoring A Win-Win Relationship - http://blog.startupprofessionals.com

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2348 days ago
Made Hot by: blogexpert on November 22, 2017 5:23 pm

Every entrepreneur can learn from a mentor, no matter how confident or successful they have been to date. Most people don’t know that billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, for example, gives real credit to the inspiring mentorship of Steve Jobs for Mark’s Facebook success. Yet most entrepreneurs simply don’ Read More

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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Steps Required From A New Venture Dream To Reality

Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2351 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on November 20, 2017 11:41 am

It seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur and get rich these days. As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. In reality, I like most ideas, but I have to tell them that the real challenge is taking the inspiration from a Read More

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Transparency in Business: Why It Matters and How It Can Benefit You

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From https://www.backblaze.com 2351 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on November 20, 2017 11:19 am

Business transparency seems like an oxymoron for many companies but there are many benefits to being open about your business activities. Backblaze CEO Gleb Budman explains how his startup has used transparency to its advantage. Read More

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8 Ways That Creating A New Business Helps Your Career

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2353 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggerpalooza on November 18, 2017 12:01 am

If you are one of the many professionals still trapped between jobs by circumstances outside your control, or are about to dump the loser job you have now, you should be actively defining and starting your own business, in parallel with looking for that ideal job. Let me explain why this is a win-w Read More

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4 Important Steps To Turn Your Idea Into a Successful New Product - crowdspring Blog

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From https://www.crowdspring.com 2353 days ago
Made Hot by: jbianca on November 16, 2017 3:39 pm

As many as nine out of ten new product launches fail. Give your product every chance to be successful by following a proven product development process. Here are the four important steps you must follow to turn your ideas into a successful new product:

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What Great Bosses And Great Employees Have In Common

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2355 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on November 16, 2017 2:21 pm

Everyone in business loves to complain about their boss, and a classic Gallup study found that 50 percent of current employees have left at least one job in their career to get away from a bad manager. When asked for clarification, the most common reason seems to be a managers lack of clarity in se Read More

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10 Sharing Principles To Improve Your Business Image

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2356 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on November 15, 2017 8:54 am

Too many customers have long felt distanced from many successful brands, seeing them as closed and mysterious environments, focused only on profits and killing competitors. They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. These are responding to the Read More

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7 Keys To Market Growth - Think Global, But Act Local

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2360 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on November 12, 2017 9:24 am

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which Read More

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How We’re Building and Launching a New Product, Step-by-Step

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From https://articles.bplans.com 2359 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on November 11, 2017 10:53 am

Ever wondered what actually goes into launching a new product? We’ve decided to give you a peek behind the curtain and share with you how we’re doing things. Read More

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3 Key Success Factors Drive Business Strategies Today

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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2363 days ago
Made Hot by: leonesimmy on November 10, 2017 4:54 am

Your business can’t be all things to all people, and excel at anything. Every entrepreneur and every business needs a strategy to keep them focused. In fact, in this new world of pervasive interactivity, it’s time to rethink even how to develop a strategy. Strategy used to come from the inside look Read More