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6 Surprising Parallels Between Entrepreneurship and Crisis PR

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As an EO member and entrepreneur, it’s easy to forget that most people don’t own businesses. As an entrepreneur, you step up to do things most people won’t. Or, like many entrepreneurs in EO, you own multiple companies, which means your life feels like organized chaos. Here’s what she shared: 1.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. They had a viral promotional technique that encouraged your friends to download their app to watch a video they posted and a channel (Facebook) that was trying to grow its video audience.

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PowerUp Podcast returns for season three

NZ Entrepreneur

Te Puna Umanga/Venture Taranaki’s PowerUp podcast is back with the release of the first three episodes of the latest six-part series that celebrates the prominent Taranaki entrepreneurs and innovators who are leaving their mark on the world. The post PowerUp Podcast returns for season three appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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How the Pandemic Has Inspired More Women to Start Businesses

StartupNation

Over the last month or so, I’ve engaged in 100 conversations with female entrepreneurs on Instagram. I was expecting the conversations to skew toward established entrepreneurs, but I quickly learned that new businesses, started by women and minorities, are on the rise. Ditching corporate life. Cassandra Bae. Tonya Fairley.

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

Dream It

3- If you have an idea + a solid team, you can raise capital What I failed to understand the first time in Dreamit was that ideas rarely get funded- but that's not the picture that is painted to us entrepreneurs. Many early-stage entrepreneurs believe funding is the first step on the journey of building a business, and that is NOT the case.

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The Perfect Side Hustle: Amplify Your Strengths and Sharpen Your Skills

StartupNation

Hustling comes naturally to entrepreneurs, and during the pandemic, it has become even more essential to get out there and make a buck. He brought his tech skills to a couple of entrepreneurs working on new media that developed into the Risk! In three years, he downloaded roughly 600 new apps and services. Mathieu Guerville).

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Six tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money

TechCrunch

Most importantly, I still love this company and its mission, and I want the same for my fellow entrepreneurs. If your day job doesn’t pay enough to fund the early stages of your business, consider a side gig or consulting work. SaaS founders often emphasize vanity metrics, like user acquisitions and total downloads.

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