Tue.Aug 14, 2018

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9 Ways Business Is Like Fishing

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Have you ever considered the similarities between fishing and business? It takes discipline and patience to be able to catch anything—whether it’s a client or a carp. The business landscape is a sea of challenges and opportunities where entrepreneurs can either sink or swim, return home empty-handed or land the big one! For a hefty catch and great results, there are key steps to follow in both fishing and managing a business.

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Sales Team in a Slump: Ways To Boost Suffering Sales

Startup Grind

Sales are incredibly competitive regardless of what industry a company is involved in. In fact, sales jobs are so competitive that many companies will find the competition within the office to close the most sales quite intense. People tend to get more intense when they can control how much income they take home at the end of the month. Sales slumps are real and can impact an entire department as well as the company.

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To Outsource or Not To Outsource: That Is The Question For These Startup Departments

Startup Grind

The startup world is hectic with numerous decisions to make weekly that could impact the business immensely. One of these decisions that a founder has to make is what parts of the business will be outsourced and what will be kept in-house. Hiring certain departments can be done years later once the business is more established. Outsourcing can be a great way to reduce stress on current staff as well as can save money as hiring certain positions can be extremely expensive to do domestically.

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