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Advice from Warren Rustand: Put Your Head Down and Walk Into the Storm

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Rustand says he’s had calls from more than 300 business leaders at small and medium-sized companies looking for advice. In terms of pandemics, we remember avian flu (1997), SARS (2003) and MERS (2012). About a third of them have already closed their businesses, or will do so soon. The last third seems like they will make it.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. Third most powerful economic city in the world after NYC & Tokyo. Not derivative.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Here Cincinnati was really creative to its approach to attracting more venture capital to the region – including this author. In 2012 Upfront Ventures raised its 4th venture capital fund – this one was $200 million. We started investing the fund in April 2012 and by early 2013 had closed our fund to new investors.

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No Limits: Looking Back with GSEA Finalist Carlos Rivas

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Carlos Rivas was a student in El Salvador when he competed in the 2012 EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). I continue at Kadevjo Studio in El Salvador as its creative director. As a businessman, I learned to accept advice from other people with more experience. Where are you now? Describe the experience of GSEA.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

He pinged me for advice. Either way, the gridlock that is now the US congress will prevent any real economic responses and it seems likely that this political malaise will last beyond the 2012 election as the Republicans look to make big gains in the 2010 mid-term elections.&#. I have a young entrepreneur friend who IMs me a lot.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Kent and Meghan shared that there’s a reason why employee engagement has increased by only 2 percent since 2012. “By Read the post for details on leveraging AI wisely.

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Ramon's 2020 Holiday Party: Small Business Advice from Industry Experts

Smart Hustle Magazine

You can still take advantage of all the small business advice that was shared throughout the event. You can still listen to the whole thing, but we wanted to share some of our favorite moments and pieces of small business advice. He left WSJ in 2012 and started Brian Moran and Associates. Awesome small business advice!

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