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October 8, 2018

Pitch Perfect: Four Investors Share Some Top Tips On Securing Startup Funding

Thanks to TV shows like Shark Tank and Dragons’ Den the world of pitching for business investment has lost some of its mystique. But if you’re an entrepreneur looking for funding, perhaps for the first time, how do you make a winning pitch? Four seasoned investors share some insights on how to improve your chances […]

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Contract Roulette: The Top Five Agreements That Get Businesspeople In Trouble

It’s scary how many entrepreneurs play contract roulette. They sign a terrible agreement. Nothing bad happens. So they just keep signing until something blows up—like their business. Some agreements go boom more often than others. Ever since Eve and the serpent signed that infamous catering agreement, the following five contracts have caused the most disasters: 5. Leases

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What Amazon Did This Week: Spy Chips, Raised Wages, Raised Eyebrows, Ebay Woes, Japan Pop-Up

#WADTW is the regular post that looks at everyone’s favorite behemoth, Amazon, from a variety of angles from specific moves, acquisitions, fringe/subsidiary activities, new patents, partnerships and beyond over the last seven days. The aim? Be your one-stop-shop on Amazon every Sunday. Did I miss something? Email or drop me a line via Twitter NUTSHELL: A week dominated with political strife

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Stop Looking For Many Connections And Instead Consider The Power Of One

There are many times when I pause to reflect on the power of one connection and how it’s forever-altered my trajectory. Walking into a boutique in college turned into a job, which catapulted me into a career in fashion (as well as a deep friendship with the store owner). An introduction for a lunch meeting

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Why Business Coaching Is Booming

Business coaching is an educational process that significantly enhances the economic achievement of individuals. It concentrates on helping people – especially entrepreneurs – substantially grow their businesses. According to Heather Hansen O’Neill, President of Find Your Fire and author of bestselling books Teams on Fire! and Find Your Fire, “Today, driven entrepreneurs possess more potential to excel. Meanwhile, many of them

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Three Critical Mistakes Many Of The Super-Rich Make In Establishing Single-Family Offices

Although there is not any precise information on the quantity or increase in single-family offices, strong anecdotal evidence shows that the number of single-family offices is increasing at a significant rate. The growth is a likely function of the rise in the ranks of the super-rich (net worth = $500 million or more). As more and more single-family

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2019 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE

About the MLTC The 2019 Management and Leadership Training Conference (MLTC), will take place from January 16-18, 2018, in New Orleans, LA at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place. Additionally, the Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training will take place January 14-15, 2019. Only a limited number of slots will be available for this pre-conference training. Slots will be available on a first come,

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Technology That Will Take Your Communications to the Next Level

December 12 – 13, 2018 Technology is revolutionizing the way people do everything.  From shopping to driving, data gathering to diagnosing health issues, technology is changing our world at a pace that is unprecedented.  The opportunities are limitless and that goes for Corporate Communications too.  Chatbots, drones, artificial intelligence, apps, and virtual reality can all

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2018 Performance Management Conference

November 13 – 14, 2018 About The Conference The Performance Management Conference explores the current state of Performance Management in global companies. Reports of a revolution in performance management practices claim that changes in workforce dynamics have necessitated cultural and procedural shifts. Successful trends in changing mindsets about these changes point to the efficacy in the support

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