Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Contributed to EO by Robert Siegel, who teaches two of the most popular courses at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He’s also a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, sits on the boards of several startups, is a many-time entrepreneur himself, and was previously an exec at GE and Intel.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In the fast-paced world of startups, financial forecasting can often be overlooked or considered a back-burner issue. Accurate forecasting informs your leadership team about the startup’s time and risk-taking capacity, facilitating informed decision-making.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Contributed by Rob Cross , professor of global leadership at Babson College, cofounder and research director of the Connected Commons business consortium, and author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being. Look at your calendar! What is dysfunctional collaboration?

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Possessing a fervent passion for business, Mr. Reid entered the entrepreneurial realm, leveraging his skills and experiences gained over the years. In 2021, I embarked on a venture into the box trucking business, a journey that led to the creation of Serv-U Hub LLC in 2023. What has been the biggest challenge when growing your startup?

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Not everyone has the drive to start their own business. We need that entrepreneurial spirit and mindset in the world in order for innovative new businesses to emerge. You need to consider all of the steps that need to be taken to open a business. How sustainable is your business? Company values .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

Written for EO by Manny Padda an entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist who won the 2016 Canadian Angel of the Year Award. As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. . The question is, how can Canadian entrepreneurs bring that same spirit to doing business abroad?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

When Brannon Poe first heard of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , it was from a friend in Texas. I considered joining all sorts of different groups and I kept coming back to the fact that many of my best friends are business owners,” Brannon explains. “I no doubt, but starting things is what energizes most entrepreneurs.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

By Miranda Naiman, accidental entrepreneur, motivational speaker, organizational development practitioner, writer, and founder of Empower Limited , a Tanzanian human capital consultancy firm. If I could fly back in time to Empower’s start-up phase and give my younger self advice, I would offer these six thoughts. What do you represent?

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Naturally, while you will still want to balance the cost of the programs versus the benefits they provide your employees, some of them are more or less a net positive for both in the grand scheme of things. The initial investment that you make in your company is referred to as your “basis,” although many individuals are unaware of this fact.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A smooth sale depends on doing several things right Deciding to sell my business was a pivotal moment in my entrepreneurial journey. I poured my heart out over eight long years to make the business the best it could be, so exiting was a decision that I didn’t take lightly. From start to finish, my exit took 11 months.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 3, 2021

These include dealing with personal relationships both within and outside the business and conflicting co-founder visions. Starting your business with a co-founder can be beneficial for many reasons. Starting your business with a co-founder can be beneficial for many reasons.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Do you pay attention to your competition? As if their business becomes a more noble pursuit. Because here’s the truth: while you might not pay attention to the competition, your prospective customers are. Business is All About Competition, Stop Saying Otherwise Business is competitive, and that’s what makes it hard.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

What started as hat-making training has evolved into a powerhouse offering 15 skills, including solar panel installation, waste recycling, upcycling and fashion design. The organisation has extended its reach to Ghana and Uganda, addressing the needs of teenage mothers and women facing gender-based violence—groups often overlooked.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2019

Written for EO by Michael Kiel , a serial entrepreneur. That’s not a bad strategy—particularly considering how much money it takes to get a business off the ground. However, there might be another strategic partnership that can benefit small businesses seeking exposure: partnering with bigger brands.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Techniques to minimize churn and maximize your returns. Let’s get down to the basics of why preventing churn is a must for your business’s growth and how you can tackle it effectively. Churn is when customers, for one reason or another, decide they’re done with your service or product. It feels great, right? That’s churn.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 18, 2021

To start or run a small business, an entrepreneur has an incredible number of tasks to check off, the biggest being getting paid customers through the door or clients to sign on. In my most recent article, I focused on the basic structure of a business owner’s policy (BOP) and why every entrepreneur should have a BOP in place.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 5, 2022

As a small business, you may constantly find yourself competing against big brands with loyal customers and marketing budgets that never seem to run out. Before you know it, you’ll be on your way to becoming a top dog in your industry. In a nutshell, your brand is how your customers perceive your business.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Even if a business is still above water, any uncertainty over the numbers can destroy investor confidence and jeopardize strategic decisions, making it the quickest way to a steep and slippery slope. As those vitals take a downward spin, the dream of business ownership could be over before it has even begun. Remember your receivables.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 24, 2023

From trying to take on too much by yourself to overlooking crucial elections, here are nine answers to the question, “What are some unhelpful tax mistakes that every startup founder should know and avoid?” Not having a professional in your corner to review before filing could cause unforeseen fines and penalties.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s a pivotal phase where your initial success is tested, and your strategies for growth are pushed to their limits. This leap in revenue is indicative of your company’s ability to adapt, evolve, and expand in a competitive market. It’s a pivotal component of your growth trajectory.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. Zurich tends to take the lion’s share, as the city’s embrace of startups has jump-started development, although Geneva and Lausanne are also hotspots. Switzerland ended up ranking third out of 31 European nations, according to Nimblefins.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Making mistakes when starting a business is inevitable, but for some young entrepreneurs it’s enough to crush their dreams of ever starting a business again. The mistakes, failures and wrong turns in the world of business can be costly, but the cost doesn’t have to be worthless. What did I learn from this?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Promising young companies that need financing but can’t command good market value are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea: On one hand, you can take a down round, which hurts everyone; on the other, you can protect your valuation, but you risk sinking with the ship. Value First, you need to validate your “proof of value.”

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2020

Intellectual property can create trouble for startups in their early stages, and getting it right is a crucial aspect to running a successful business. i) Assuming your intellectual property is not important. For example, you can begin by performing your own searches of existing intellectual property owned by third parties.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff spotlights a grant program for military veterans with outstanding entreprenuerial ideas: Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about the Military Entrepreneur Challenge presented by the StreetShares Foundation: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m.

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Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Even when your startup is a one-man show and lots of fun, a “business” needs some discipline and controls to keep it from being defined as a hobby by investors, and assure some financial return. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of specifying and documenting “formal business processes.”

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. businesses that were started during a recent eight-year period (2007 to 2014). According to this academic research, founders in their 20s and 30s are less likely to start high-growth companies. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

He says, “One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur. EO Accelerator allowed me to accept my mistakes, fill my experience gaps with wisdom and create an inspiring vision for my business.” Realizing the power of just one moment. But I was also a little sad.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 24, 2023

The process is simple: Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE) firms claim their profile and showcase their capabilities and certifications. What motivated you to launch your startup? I’ve also witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by diverse businesses and other underserved groups.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 18, 2020

You could be building the greatest company in the world, but if no one knows you exist, your efforts won’t be worth much. This makes it even more challenging than usual to promote your startup through traditional, hard-earned media coverage, and this will likely be the case for the foreseeable future. Develop a guest posting strategy.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

While taxes are high, entrepreneurs won’t find the staggering income inequality so often seen in cities like San Francisco and New York. Booking.com started in 1996 and was later acquired by Priceline Group (now called Booking Holdings) in 2005. What’s your latest, most exciting investment? A great team. More than 50%?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2022

(And no, it didn’t start as a side hustle.). Looking to quit your stable position to venture out on your own? And no, you don’t need to start with a side hustle. Here are five lessons I learned from quitting my job to start my own firm, which apply to anyone looking to make the leap from employee to entrepreneur: 1.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Admittedly, there were no entrepreneurs in my family. A lot of great companies were started at elite schools during that period. They try to become this cookie-cutter entrepreneur that is designed to raise money from investors, with their playbook and by their rules. As of today, own your power.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 18, 2017

By Ian Altman , a business expert who helps his clients discover how to modernize sales and marketing for today’s customer. . Business owners often ask me, “What should we be doing to make our organization a good acquisition target?” Often, what you think makes your firm appear valuable to potential buyers is not what really matters.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Have you ever thought about how much one minute can change your life? Now imagine if you were given 10 minutes to pitch the potential of your business? You can’t make your business successful with the simple wave of a magic wand. of businesses are startups. In the United States, 99.9%

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Put off by high taxes and paperwork in their home country, many Italian entrepreneurs moved to places like London in years past to startup. Indeed, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Trade & Investment Agency in London have even been known to fund Italian entrepreneurs abroad to help them gain more experience.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 27, 2021

30 Smart Decisions to Scale Your Ecommerce Business In 2022 Strategies that helped us grow a company from $1 million to $68 million in only nine months Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash If you’re a new entrepreneur and/or an ecommerce business owner, then you know what it’s like when you hit that wall. We thought so.

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