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Investing In Distressed Communities. Opportunity Zones

Smart Hustle Magazine

Ramon Ray got a chance to talk with Scott Turner, the Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, which is quite a mouthful, so you can refer to it as WHORC. Opportunity Zones and What They Are. So what I say to entrepreneurs is.this is a great opportunity for you.

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SaaS leaders: Use customer insights to accelerate growth during a downturn

TechCrunch

Many startups are feeling the pressure in today’s uncertain economic climate, but for SaaS companies, the next 12 months could present major opportunities for growth: 70% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) globally are reporting higher investments in technology this year, according to Gartner Digital Markets.

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A Non-Linear Sales Career: An Interview with a VP of Sales at an AI Startup

Jason Malki

She is responsible for Sales, Business Development and Growth Marketing. I was living in San Francisco California, an epicenter of technology, and I got a job as an Account Executive at a technology focused magazine within International Data Group, IDG (now Foundry). How did you break into a career in tech sales?

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4 EO Members Share Lessons From Early Entrepreneurial Projects

Entrepreneurs' Organization

See differences as opportunity and not a challenge. I learned to accept and work with differences in thought and methodology, reset my brain to embrace diversity, and to see the differences as opportunity and not a challenge. I created custom PCs for consumers, built networks for small businesses, and developed websites.

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Budding entrepreneurs receive a head start with startup education scholarships

NZ Entrepreneur

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ. Dr Jenny Douché, Callaghan Innovation. Adam Townsend, Bike Matrix.

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Essential skills for an entrepreneur

NZ Entrepreneur

While it helps to have that entrepreneurial flair inbuilt, there’s no reason you can’t learn and develop the qualities of an entrepreneur. Good ideas often stem from our experiences – opportunities we’ve seen that have come from problems we’ve had. Essential skill #2: spotting patterns to be ready to pounce on opportunities.

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Salesforce Grant Winner Offers 3 Tips for Developing Small Business Resilience

Smart Hustle Magazine

In my interview, I wanted to learn more about how they developed their small business resilience over the years and how you might do the same. SmartHustle Podcast with Ramon Ray · Salesforce Grant Winner Offers Tips for Developing Small Business Resilience. 3 Tips for Boosting Small Business Resilience. parents what they really want.