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A closer look: Growth in 2020

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Stories of businesses closing and sales dropping in 2020 are common, but there are also plenty of organizations that experienced surprising growth during this unprecedented year. The post A closer look: Growth in 2020 appeared first on THE BLOG. Planit , a creative agency based in Maryland, is one such organization.

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Entrepreneurs Around the World Make the No Layoff Pledge

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In early April 2020, larger financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup, vowed to hold off on making layoffs. In April 2020, Alex Yastrebenetsky and fellow leaders at his organization, InfoTrust , decided to launch a No Layoff Pledge which will last through 1 July 2020.

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Why Creativity is Essential for Entrepreneurs

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When the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the US in January of 2020, the situation demanded a rapid response. It was scary, but it also offered opportunities for new ways of thinking. Being in quarantine can offer opportunities for creative entrepreneurs, despite the challenges it forces upon you. Contributed to EO by B.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Ad-buying opportunities within podcasts have historically been manual and limited, not unlike the process of purchasing web ads pre-2000. As podcasts continue to gain market share, Gumball’s self-serve ad marketplace has the opportunity to be as transformative to the podcast industry as Google Adwords was for web ads. .

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The Value of Letting Go to Gain Perspective

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After 20 years managing the digital agency she founded , Adrienne now pursues opportunities to share her knowledge with other entrepreneurs, to grow alongside her peers, and to meaningfully explore the world. . Our clan embraced the opportunity to disconnect and slow down. We immersed ourselves in the culture and the community.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

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The opportunity to meet personally (or virtually in 2020) with a group of trusted entrepreneurs who run a variety of businesses, to be able to share experiences, and to be able to learn from each other in a safe and trusted environment is second-to-none. and more articles from the EO blog. . appeared first on THE BLOG.

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How EO has impacted my life and grown my business

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I strongly identify with EO’s core value of Thirst for Learning and take advantage of every educational opportunity that comes my way. We ended up doing over 200 virtual events in 2020 and finished the year with US$1M in profit?which and more articles from the EO blog. . which is a miracle number given the circumstances.

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