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Entrepreneurship
Stepping Up: Serial Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk
Entrepreneur - Aby Sam Thomas
In his first Middle East appearance, the VaynerX Chairman makes his presence felt at the 2018 Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival by not sugarcoating the realities of startup life. You're reading Entrepreneur
Small Business
How to Achieve 'Zero' Burnout: Build a business and a Life That Won't Kill You
Entrepreneur - Gemma Went
Brian Moran's book about 'doing more in three months than others do in a year' is a great starting point, this contributor says. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We entrepreneurs
Startups
Dropbox, Airbnb, and Dollar Shave Club All Used This 1 Tool to Attract Their First Users
Inc Magazine - By Sean Wise
Land more users and raise more funds using this tool, which now costs less than $100. An explainer video is a short (under three minutes) video that acts as part elevator pitch, part infomercial, and introduction.
The new Google My Business app helps SMBs list their businesses on Google Search and Maps
Android Authority - Abhishek Baxi
Google has launched a completely new and redesigned Google My Business app that helps small and medium businesses to keep their presence up-to-date on Google Search and Google Maps. The free app offers
Entrepreneurship
Billionaire Warren Buffett: This is the 'one easy way' to increase your worth by 'at least' 50 percent
CNBC - Catherine Clifford
Legendary investor and billionaire Warren Buffett has a tip for young people: Focus on learning how to write and speak clearly. "The one easy way to …
Here's How the World's Most In-Demand Freelancers Get Great Assignments--And Paid Top Dollar
Inc Magazine - By Amanda Pressner Kreuser
Submitting excellent work is essential. But if you want to have your pick of plum (and lucrative!) assignments, make sure you're doing these 9 simple things. That side hustle has become many people's hustle--and
How This Entrepreneur Turned His Passion for Photography Into a Successful Business
Entrepreneur - David Meltzer
Grady Brannan, renowned photographer and inspirational artist, provides insights on how his photography hobby evolved into a business, as well as a journey full of new learning experiences. Opinions expressed
‘We don’t pay influencers on reach’: How Kellogg’s is combating influencer fraud
Digiday - Seb Joseph
Kellogg’s is no longer paying influencers solely based on their reach because it has no way of knowing whether that engagement is real or …
My design process: a step by steps overview
uxdesign.cc
Every designer has their own way of doing things and I would highly encourage you to modify the following steps to fit into your own style. Note: The …
Anonos BigPrivacy, the First GDPR Certified Technology, is Presenting at The European Big Data Forum About Maximising Legal
Business Insider - PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire
VIENNA, Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Anonos (www.anonos.com), announced today that it is presenting at The European Big Data Value Forum ("EBDV") in Vienna Austria. Anonos' certified BigPrivacy technology
How To Streamline Your Logo Design Process On A Budget
Forbes - Jia Wertz
Creating a logo for your business is much like picking a name for your child. Unless you have had the perfect idea in mind for quite some time, it can be a very daunting task. On one hand, your logo has
In the future, companies won’t hire remote employees. They’ll hire remote teams
Quartz - Simone Stolzoff
In Silicon Valley—the 50-mile peninsula between San Jose and San Francisco—there are both more software engineers than anywhere else in the world and not nearly enough of them to meet the Bay Area’s insatiable
The Types of Team Members You Need to Hire at Each Stage of Your Business
Entrepreneur - Heather Doshay
Your team needs to scale with your company. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. More than 100 million startups are created worldwide every year, and failure rates are high. course,
How to Calculate the True Monetary Value of Your Time
Entrepreneur - Nathan Resnick
As an entrepreneur, your time is precious. To protect it, you must know exactly what it's worth. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Do you know the value of your time? Ken creator
Enough About Agile Firms -- We Need Agile People
Forbes - Jan Bruce
Agile is the buzzword of the moment. Every day we read about the necessity of developing agile organizations—but shouldn’t we be talking about agile people? Agile teams and organizations stress speed,
Savvy Startups Like Casper and Brandless Are Investing in Brand Image First -- and You Should, Too
Entrepreneur - Leonard Sherman
Product used to be king, but in today's fast-moving, copycat-filled world of business, a strong identity can be the key to success. This story appears in the October 2018 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe
Should You Hire an Agency to Market Your Business?
Entrepreneur - Business Rockstars
Erik Huberman lists a few things to look out for when you're considering paying for an agency. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this video, Erik Huberman, in his series
How Your Company's Logo Influences Purchase Decisions
Entrepreneur - Katie Lundin
Square? Circular? Geometric? Organic? These elements actually communicate different things. Be sure you know what those are. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Your company’s
Google Just Released Some Staggering Research That Should Shock Every Business
Inc Magazine - By Chris Matyszczyk
Who would have ever thought that this might be true? Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Everyone's venal, right? We all love free,
5 Frequent Mistakes When Buying A Small Business
Forbes - Matt Symonds
Business schools have always turned out a steady stream of budding entrepreneurs, and from the Bay Area to Boston to Brussels that stream turned into a torrent in recent years. For every new graduate hankered
The Best Talkers May Not Be Your Best Performers
Forbes - Jeff Hyman
Do you believe that extroverts make better CEOs? Salespeople? Marketers? If so, you have a lot of company. Most people feel that an outgoing personality is essential for leadership positions and jobs great
Hearing Aids
Sometimes Overnight Success Takes a Decade or Longer. These Multimillion-Dollar Companies Can Tell You Why
Inc Magazine - By Catherine Perloff
Sometimes slow and steady wins the race. Just ask these Inc. 500 companies. The path to success is never straightforward, but some companies have taken an exceptional number of twists and turns along way.
How to Market Yourself as a Freelancer
business2community.com - Hassan Mansoor
Choosing to go into business for yourself as a freelancer is an exciting career path that offers plenty of potentials – both in terms of financial …
Apple Is Worth $1,000,000,000,000. Two Decades Ago, It Was Almost Bankrupt.
The New York Times - By JACK NICAS
SAN FRANCISCO — In 1997, Apple was on the ropes. The Silicon Valley pioneer was being decimated by Microsoft and its many partners in the personal-computer market. It had just cut a third of its work and
How Things Automatically Fall Into Place When You Stop Worrying About Revenue?
Entrepreneur
By being too much concerned about your monthly earnings all the time, you tend to put your business in danger. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You're reading Entrepreneur
A Content-first Approach to Redesigning Your Firm’s Website
business2community.com - Tim Asimos
27707 / Pixabay“Content-first” is a philosophy that leading digital agencies have adopted to guide their clients’ websites in a more efficient …
3 Strategies For Negotiating A Remote Work Arrangement
Forbes - Abdullahi Muhammed
According to Gallup, 43% of Americans report that they work remotely at least some of the time. In addition to this, millennials have indicated that they want flexible work arrangements. This includes
5 Steps To Building A Million-Dollar Business With No Employees
Forbes - Gerri Detweiler
Nearly seven years ago, Michelle Schroeder-Gardner started her blog, Making Sense of Cents, to share her experience of paying off student loan debt and holding herself accountable. The last thing she was