American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2025

Whether you’re a solopreneur or a small business owner looking to scale, leveraging AI-powered tools can be a game-changer in managing routine tasks, automating workflows to lower operational costs, providing advanced analytics, and gaining advantage over competitors to drive growth. What Are AI Agents? Tools like Jasper AI and Copy.ai

media 75

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

If you hire 6 senior sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business 6 months. If you don’t have a strong balance sheet and can’t hire more people that’s fine — but understand this may lead to slower growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. I always push companies to hire “an operationally focused CFO” during this phase because in order to systematize you need somebody who brings economic rigor to decision making. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

From managing finances to overseeing operations, marketing, and customer service, it can quickly feel like there are never enough hours in the day. Accounting and Bookkeeping Managing finances is crucial for every small business, but it can also be time-consuming and prone to human error.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Kathy David: From waitress to bank manager to CEO of her own IT security company—Kathy’s journey is a lesson in perseverance. What can you learn about hiring, raising capita and employee engagement from this award-winning entrepreneur? You say yes, says Debbie Goodman-Bhyat. Listen here. Listen here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

For many organizations, this, unfortunately, means placing a temporary pause on operations and potentially laying off employees until business can safely resume. Although labor may be cheap, you can’t hire too many people and expand too quickly, or you bear the risk of biting off more than you can chew. Trustworthy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

You hire people who look good on paper. So one of the surest signs you’ve hired a leader is the willingness of his or her former team to re-assemble. When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. You should also focus heavily on his or her former employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2022

As a global talent acquisition leadership guru and expert on hiring diverse leadership teams, Debbie shares her insights on how to drive real change within your organization. Ensuring that every single hiring manager is aligned with your vision—and that they also understand the “why”—will vastly improve your company’s rate of success.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 15, 2020

There have been a lot of calls for VC firms to make more hires from the Black and Brown community, as well as to hire more women. Not all hires, however, are made equally. It would be much more than just a hiring quota, which is meaningless if these new employees just churn out after they hit a ceiling.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2020

Hire the best. Hire the best employees you can afford, then take care of them to develop loyalty and make them essential parts of the team. A strong core of dedicated, invested employees is essential for growth. Simple solutions are much easier to sell.”. Listen to their needs and ideas. You can’t do it alone.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Now that a growing number of companies across the globe are fully remote and businesses are hoping to increase new hire productivity, it’s critical to have an established onboarding process for new employees. Whether in-person or virtual, entrepreneurs at all levels must think holistically through the new-hire experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

Try working at Goldman Sachs, the exceptionally successful investment bank where its employees regularly work evenings and weekends and travel at a moment’s notice to client meetings in far corners of the country or world. You travel at the pleasure of your boss. Should we do an article on what it’s like to be a medical resident?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky pledged that 20% of the company’s US employees would be from underrepresented minority groups by 2025. This goal is specific and time-bound—but it won’t yield sustained results if Airbnb doesn’t also update its hiring practices and the infrastructure that created the homogenous workforce in the first place.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

This is demonstrated in the way that we recruit, staff and train Point7 employees, paying careful consideration to employee retention. As consultants, we spend a great deal of time designing business plans, hiring and training programs, and brands with our clients.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. If you haven’t yet raised an A-round my recommendation would be that you not yet hire a big, well-known PR firm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

Perhaps organizations will see value in remote work and allow employees to continue it after the pandemic passes. It is likely that millions of employees and students will spend significant time teleworking and participating in distance learning. Same for employees who are looking for a job or a career switch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 5, 2024

Onboarding is your company’s way to welcome and position new hires for success. One that does not just introduce your brand but integrates new hires into the very ideas and passion that drive your organization forward. It sets the tone for their journey and gives them the tools they need to excel. A remote team can feel … well, remote.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

A diverse and inclusive organization amplifies the number of potential hires—which means access to the most talented candidates. The company’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides counseling, wellness services and legal advice to accommodate their diverse needs. REMOVE BIAS FROM THE HIRING PROCESS. Sound simple?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. So your Q1 results will be $180,000 less profitable than if you hadn’t hired them. Hiring more people isn’t always the right answer.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

The best way to understand your consumers is to have a diverse employee base. González: Within our board, managing team, and program participants the majority are women. How are you getting to the people you are hiring? Why is it important for businesses to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion? Don’t only make one change.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2021

But to maximize your storytelling outcome, it must be done in a way that engages employees and embeds your core values. Great leaders usually tell great stories and, in high-performing organizations, employees can usually recite stories about the company that embody its spirit and soul. So, what are some best practices to follow?

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The trusted celeb manager who doesn't know anything about startups, never made an angel investment before, and thinks they're big s**t because some celeb picked them out of a hat to look at deals for them. Tens of millions of dollars in revenues and almost 100 employees later, missed opportunity. Uber wasn't a hot deal.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2023

At other times, you may need to keep a close eye on the inner workings of your business to see which employees are no longer pulling their weight or have become quiet quitters. These are just a few of the reasons you may need to consider terminating an employee.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

Of course your friend’s company raised $50 million and offers it’s employees free kombucha and desk massages. And even this can’t stop their employees from fleeing after two years of vesting to move on to the next hot startup. For investors life is no different. You don’t need to be hot.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, rather than expanding the company’s cost structure by hiring additional staff for new customers or orders, think about how to use technology, automation, or outsourcing to scale your operations. Building a scalable team involves hiring skilled people who take on new responsibilities as the company grows.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

A few years in, I found myself overwhelmed by the impending loss of my father and some misguided hiring decisions. Managing Relationship Challenges EO taught me to recognize and navigate personal relationships that were hindering my progress. In the end, the employee decided to leave, but all anger had been resolved.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

It’s why I wrote a post outlining why the job of a CEO is often “chief psychologist” – especially if the company grows beyond 20 employees. Given how important people management is it’s surprising more of us don’t have group coaches. And it’s why many early-stage companies blow up. Foursquare?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Hiring decisions are key decisions that can have a lasting impact on an organization. Though most managers recognize the importance of this choice, many do not take the necessary steps to ensure they are making a well-informed choice during selection. When the job description is complete, managers can write a job specification.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Business owners and hiring managers, take note: Generation Z is entering the workforce and you don’t want to confuse them with millennials. Gone are the days that employers can install a high-end espresso machine or set up a foosball table and then claim employee satisfaction. Which benefits will attract Gen Z? .

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 2, 2021

Customers, employees, and business partners will feel more confident with your business when they know that diversity and inclusion is prioritized in your organization. Dr. Amanda Hinojosa of Howard University advised the YLAI Network on the need to educate ourselves about unconscious bias in the hiring process. “If Talented workplace.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

The company’s eponymous product is a cloud-based, end-to-end HR software that helps businesses manage and streamline their entire human resource processes and workflow. Its product suite includes an HR management system, performance and competency management, HR analytics, leave management, payroll management and recruitment management.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2019

John Brandt, CEO and founder of The MPI Group and author of Nincompoopery: Why Your Customers Hate You—and How to Fix It , recently answered questions on customer satisfaction, hiring, innovation and leading change. . “Employees and managers feel overwhelmed, which leads to decision fatigue and paralysis—and Nincompoopery.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 29, 2020

Deonarine , an industrial organizational psychologist with Psychometrics Canada , which provides psychometric assessments to help businesses hire the right individuals and develop teams and leaders. Differences in your employees’ work styles can also bring diverse perspectives that benefit and elevate your organization.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2021

According to QuickBooks’ New Business Insights report, 3 out of 5 (57%) US employees thinking about taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. 2- Manage Cash Flow Efficiently. Therefore, you should manage your cash flow efficiently. 3- Hire the Top Talent. Your job is not over once you have got great employees in your team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2020

If you don’t have an internal CFO who is forecasting, budgeting, managing lines of credit and managing cash flow, consider hiring an outsourced part-time CFO or working with a proactive CPA (not reactive) who can help you plan throughout the year. Strengthen your team and ensure employee retention.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In that six weeks, we honed the business plan, hired staff and invested in resources. Daniel Dickson, EO Sydney, managing director of Amarco Enterprises. I was working for Polaroid as a Finance Manager, and was amazed at the cost an agency charged for placing employees. Don’t sign any agreement in a hurry.

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