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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Expert Networks.

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Most Business Leaders Believe 2020 Presidential Election Will Affect Small Businesses

Smart Hustle Magazine

Most business leaders in the US believe that the outcome of the 2020 presidential election will affect their businesses. In addition to the impact of the 2020 presidential election, the study also delves into difficulties businesses are facing and the sentiment of entrepreneurs about their future prospects.

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America's Small Business Development Center 2020 Virtual Conference

Smart Hustle Magazine

The year 2020 has shaken the entire world, including the small business world. In fact, your local SBDC provides no-cost business consulting and low-cost business training. These workshops are available from September 29, 2020 through March 31, 2021. Some of the workshops discuss marketing, analytics, research and consulting.

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Governor’s 2020-21 Budget Proposes $5 Million Increase for Ben Franklin

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

24, 2020) — Gov. According to an in-depth analysis by two independent nonpartisan research organizations, The Pennsylvania Economy League and KLIOS Consulting, every dollar invested by the state into Ben Franklin generates $3.90 HARRISBURG, Pa. Ben Franklin’s track record speaks for itself. in additional state taxes.

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2 Dominant Small Business Trends for 2020

Smart Hustle Magazine

Two dominant small business trends for 2020 that Mailchimp sees, according to John Foreman. A former consultant who has embraced technology product development, John has spent a lot of time in that period talking to small businesses. That makes him well-placed to notice small business trends for 2020 right as they begin to take shape.

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How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020

TechCrunch

While most African pre-seed investments in 2020 went to fintech, there were exceptions, including Egyptian edtech startup Zedny, which raised $1.2 Yele Bademosi, who runs Microtraction , a West African early-stage VC firm, is the CEO of Bundle Africa , a Nigerian-based crypto-exchange startup that raised $450,000 in April 2020. .

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

Smart Hustle Magazine

Ramon hosted his 2020 holiday party with some of the best industry experts out there. Many companies spent a lot of time figuring out where they wanted to be at the end of 2020. He’s a 25-year change management consultant. Steven worked at Disney for several years and then did a lot of work in change management consulting.

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