Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Even before Covid, peer-reviewed research demonstrated that remote work improved productivity. Do bosses trust employees to be productive when working remotely? A recent Microsoft study found that 49 percent of managers of hybrid workers “struggle to trust employees to do their best work.” Not at all.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2020

EO members whose businesses are coaching, strategic planning and consulting are offering free services to help their peers get back on their feet. We all are waking up to find ourselves in an altered world each morning. But each morning, I wake up to 20 new ideas in my inbox and 100 offers of hope and support on my social media feed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. Yesterday I wrote a post about “ growth hacking ” and why I thought it was wrong that people were hating on the term unnecessarily. It’s worth a quick read. My argument is pretty simple. This will fail.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Lily Zheng, a DEI strategist and consultant, suggests asking what would need to happen for the most intersectionally marginalized person to thrive at your organization. While you rarely hear about one without the others, conflating them would be a mistake. Leaders play a significant role in setting that foundation. Set more meaningful goals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Contributed by Noelle Fauver, marketing consultant and writer. . Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. What makes an entrepreneur? Not sure how to network? The ability to delegate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. On a personal level, giving entrepreneurs the support and resources to realize their potential is immensely valuable on many levels.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. 5000 list twice! . What drives you? What’s next?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. We offer larvae as an alternative protein feed ingredient, and we also offer consultation services to fish farmers around the country. We asked Arnold about his GSEA experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2019

By Miranda Naiman , accidental entrepreneur, motivational speaker, member of the EO Tanzania chapter and founder of Empower , a Tanzanian human capital consultancy firm. Learn more about why entrepreneurs like Miranda choose EO for their peer learning, professional development and once-in-a-lifetime adventures. I was 15 at the time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2019

EO is a peer-to-peer learning organization , so it made perfect sense to offer free mentoring sessions to conference attendees who wished to spend time with an entrepreneur. Santoro attended the 2019 Startup Grind Global as an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ambassador and mentor. We share his thoughts below. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2020

Can a consultant or solution provider help you grow? GS1 US, an information standards organization that helps brands identify their products for commerce, recently surveyed more than 500 entrepreneurs to identify best practices to achieve sustained success. Are you prepared to think big?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Many of us have the ability to change the trajectory of other people’s lives. Sometimes we don’t even realize it. This is a story of one person who had the power to change my life – and did so. It’s the story of persistence in entrepreneurs. And it’s the story of “paying it forward.&#. If I need to be blunt I am.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2019

Written for EO by Nico Prins, a communications consultant who specializes in internet marketing. . Write blog content, including for social media platforms like LinkedIn. When you read articles by busy CEOs on sites like Forbes or Entrepreneur, you might wonder how they managed to find the time to write the content. Writing takes time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In August 2019, Kimberly Hickok Smith spoke at the MyEO Women of EO Summit in Bogota, Colombia. While sharing her professional journey—from tween entrepreneur to international executive—she also spoke to the audience of men and women about supporting each other and making a difference in the world. . Living every day.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

That creative piece of the brain helped me envision a thriving consulting firm in a space that was not formerly pursued. That creative piece of the brain helped me envision a thriving consulting firm in a space that was not formerly pursued. The post Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2018

headhunters for small- to medium-sized businesses and company culture consultants. . Written for EO by Marina Byezhanova, co-founder and director at Pronexia Inc. If your focus is on hiring A-players, then you’ve no doubt also noticed that this has become a more challenging feat. The good news? The bad news?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2019

We recently asked him to pass on his greatest lessons after two decades of peer sharing and executive learning with EO. We recently asked him to pass on his greatest lessons after two decades of peer sharing and executive learning with EO. Randy has helped many EO members with his transformational and thought-provoking ideas.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

A study by MIT Sloan and Boston Consulting Group found that while nearly two-thirds of business respondents felt sustainability issues were important, only 10% fully tackled them. This article was originally posted on Forbes.com. It has been reprinted here with permission from Ashoka. Of that material, 99% is no longer in use after 6 months.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 14, 2018

Better still, you consult an expert to mentor you. Before you start operating your business, consult with a lawyer to make sure you are within legal bounds. Join peer-group organizations like EO , where you can learn from experts and fellow business owners. Have you ever considered the similarities between fishing and business?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I started out as an IT geek and morphed into an independent consultant, to a lead consultant, and eventually, a “Does Everything CEO.” At the time, I was an EO Accelerator participant and members of my peer group had started using an outsourced CFO. Yet, here I was doing it. Sorry, but you just don’t fit.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

” We have collected a wide range of resources for founders who may be considering launching a new company; angel investing/becoming a VC; buying a company; joining boards; consulting; serving as an interim executive; or just getting a job. .” We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media, blog posts, etc.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

Clients are lawyers, accountants, consultants, and more who find new business through word of mouth referrals. Clients are lawyers, accountants, consultants, and more who find new business through word of mouth referrals. COVID-19 has caused many people to pivot unexpectedly. But pivoting in business is not for everyone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

When it comes to running a business, there is no go-to manual for greatness or a secret recipe for success. There are, however, key ingredients that can contribute to entrepreneurial excellence. As EO Montréal’s Moranne Elarar and Marina Byezhanova can attest, it all starts with hustle and heart. How did you come together to form Pronexia?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 23, 2016

By Georges Levesque. You read that right. I am the son of a nun. To be precise: an ex-nun. My mom was a member of the Roman Catholic Sisters of Wisdom in Edmundston, Canada, from the age of 18 to 26. After she left, my mom continued to teach, met my dad, had three kids, moved 11 times and welcomed the ultimate gift of seven grandchildren.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 10, 2012

She’s a Brown undergrad, Wharton MBA, ex strategy consultant and ex Googler. ” She gave me a special one-time permission to write about her in a blog post so I could publish the advice she gave our friend. So consider this my first-ever guest blog post. She’s “type A” and I’m “type ADD.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2016

If anyone has given you tips about starting your own business, they’re sure to have missed something, too. To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to take the rough with the smooth, and know where to place your valuable, but limited, resources. Here’s what I’ve learned from 19 years of experience: 1. Be prepared for tough times.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2020

Be present: Keep in mind that your people are socially removed from their peers. Each team reports back to their peer teams with practices they have learned along the way. The current health crisis has thrown our world into disorder. No longer can teams stroll into work ready to interact, exchange ideas and take care of business.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

They walk away having spoken to a lot of new people, but not having made any real connections for themselves or their peers. Many business owners attend networking events but don’t utilize the time or crowd as well as they can. I bet you have some of those things in common with her!) When Networking, Do Not….

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

Similarly, Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund highlights in her blog how she personally completed 345 meetings in a nine-month period for the firm’s first $11.5 Similarly, Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund highlights in her blog how she personally completed 345 meetings in a nine-month period for the firm’s first $11.5 million venture fund.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 23, 2011

6) Document your search on a blog--one at a custom, professional domain. Use a site that doesn't require a ton of customization to look good-- Squarespace is what this blog runs on. 1) Pick whatever industry you think you have the most interest in. 2) Draw a rough sketch of an industry map.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

I have neither worked at Netflix, nor written for the blog myself. As of December 31, 2020, 526 of Netflix’s engineers have written 407 blog posts at the TechBlog. A few months ago, Dan Luu wrote about how companies would benefit from doubling down on their own blogs. 4.62% of those people end up going to the Jobs page?—?11,550

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers. But how do you do that? . How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Boston-Area Angels Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Receive Hans Severiens Award for Individual Impact in Advancing the Field of Angel Investing. In 2018, they granted the Angel Capital Association a no-fee license to their entire library of training materials to help found ACA University.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). Some organizations provide direct services such as business management training, legal or financial consulting, or assistance with sales and marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2019

So often, I watch a salesperson simply talk and make a presentation, but realistically, the best sales approach is “consultative.” At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), we help entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey achieve new levels of leadership by providing the knowledge, skills and resources to grow and scale their operations.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2018

So when you share your story on a blog, in a presentation, on your website, ask yourself ‘what’s in it for the audience?’ Computing pioneer Alan Kay said, “Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we’re all just cavemen with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories.”. If it isn’t, they tune out. Keep it simple.

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