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Building Business Community: Focus on Cooperation, Not Competition

Entrepreneur's Handbook

From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. At other times, they just copy someone else’s strategy and try to implement it. For instance, in 2008, UPS agreed to ship DHL’s packages (because DHL couldn’t do it at the time and asked a competitor for help).

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Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

Both Sides of the Table

He first came to see me in 2008 when we was raising money for his 1st startup – NextMedium. Hamet came up with this idea after 3 years consulting for Nielsen Media helping them to figure out the value of branded integration and trying to define ways to measure efficacy of the unit. Hamet is an extension of this strategy.

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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

And while there’s a long way to go in terms of workplace equality, women entrepreneurs are making their mark on their industries and communities now more than ever. What would happen if companies offered flexibility to their employees, backed by data and scalable strategies? Written for EO by Michael Neidert, a writer and consultant.

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How I built a talent-first mortgage bank to win the hearts of employees and veterans

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Your company focuses on serving veterans through both its home mortgage products and community impact. Having expertise in VA loans allows our loan officers to be advisors and consultants rather than salespeople just selling a mortgage. In mid-2019, we hired Evan Kidwell, initially as Vice President of Strategy.

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We stand ready to support you

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These are all emotions I vividly recall from June of 2008. During that time, I served as a small business development center consultant at the University of Northern Iowa. Our work as community champions and leaders has always been difficult. Community Resources and Guidance. The good news?

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23 Profitable Recession-Proof Business Ideas

OkDork

Content strategy consulting: When you get good at content remixing and know which type of content performs best on which channels, you can consult creators. Airbnb was made during the 2008 recession, and this is very similar. You can make more money, meet new people, and build a community in your area.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company.

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