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5 Essential People to Have in Your Network as You Begin Your Entrepreneurial Journey

StartupNation

According to Mark McKee , the President and COO of OnPay, of the businesses that applied for PPP, 73 percent said their accountant’s advice was important during the process. This might be someone who can introduce you to the right people and offer advice on which type of events and networking platforms are best.

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9 Highly Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal the Biggest Startup Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

StartupNation

They believe everyone’s advice. Entrepreneurs often struggle because they listen to others’ advice instead of their instincts. Learn leadership and management skills, so you don’t waste valuable time on employee churn and the hiring process. Many entrepreneurs get stuck when they run out of money, energy or passion.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

She is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Women business leaders have created mentorship networks to help support a culture of innovation and risk-taking.

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Key Takeaways From Startup Grind Global

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Overall, I was very impressed with the quality of the attendees with their great energy and hope for the future. Getting help from business partners, boards of directors or investors is always going to be loaded, as they have a vested interest in the decisions and advice they give. So where does an entrepreneur go?

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Inside the EO Accelerator Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Before, I explored other leadership and management trainings, but many of the people were experienced in the corporate world, so there wasn’t a lot of opportunity for development. Pivoting gave me so much energy to be active in this new business. We truly understand each other without having to explain so much.

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16 Reasons Why a Mentor is a Must for Startup Businesses

Startup Blogpost

To understand the importance of mentorship for startup businesses, we gathered insights from 16 experienced CEOs, founders, and industry experts. Mentors can be a great addition to a startup, as they provide wisdom and advice to emerging businesses. They have already made their mistakes and learned the lessons. .”

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Commit raises $6M seed round to match senior engineers to startups they want to work for

TechCrunch

Like a VC firm, it vets the startups and startup founders it works with, so the engineers that come to Commit know that these are serious companies with at least some prospect of raising funding and allowing their engineers to shape their trajectory and grow into what is potentially an early leadership role.