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Why Emmy Award-winning documentarians focused their lens on 5 GSEA student entrepreneurs

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Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) encourages young entrepreneurs through its Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) , EO’s premier competition for college students who own and operate a business. What was your biggest takeaway about student entrepreneurs? I found that to be pervasive among entrepreneurs.”.

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How to leverage organizational storytelling in shaping culture

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Sharing your company’s story can have a powerful and long-lasting impact on company culture —especially during times of change. We found a great example in Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company by Kevin Oakes. Stories are a common component of any healthy company culture, especially when renovating.

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Getting serious about Series B: 3 documents that will help founders control the narrative

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He serves on the boards of OCEANIX, Atom Computing, Conscious Cultures and MycoWorks. As an entrepreneur, you have limited time to project that maturity to prospective funds. Founders should think of three primary documents as their “holy trinity”: the deck, the strategy memo and the forecast model. Gaetano Crupi.

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From Chaos to Control: How to Create Effective Systems and Processes in Business

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Contributed by Chris Kirksey, an EO member in Austin who is the founder and CEO of Direction , an SEO software and services company that helps entrepreneurs set their online strategy in the right direction to accelerate sales, grow the business, and dominate your market. A few of the most impactful benefits I’ve realized are: 1.

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Waterborne Wonder: Getting to Know Antonio Lennert

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Antonio Lennert , a member of EO Canada Bridge, is an entrepreneur, designer and community builder. While the film’s original concept was to showcase Canada’s surf culture at large, filmmaker David Kalinauskas uncovered Lennert’s story—and knew it was one that needed to be told. A documentary, Fresh Water , chronicled his journey.

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In-person vs. virtual onboarding: Which is best for your team?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Whether in-person or virtual, entrepreneurs at all levels must think holistically through the new-hire experience. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. No matter what, the path we take must be easy for the new employee to understand. and more articles from the EO blog.

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How to Move Beyond Resolutions to Sustainable New Habits

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A vision board is a great way to document your goals for the year and keep those objectives front of mind. Contributed by Robert Glazer , a former EO Boston member who is the founder and chairman of the board of Acceleration Partners , a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards.