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It’s Not the End: Why Creating an Exit Strategy Sets Your Business Up for Long-Term Success

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Perhaps one of the most notable is Google’s acquisition of Android, “which has successfully positioned Google as the market leader in smartphone operating systems, allowing significant control and access to consumer data,” Smith shares. Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002.

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Opportunity – Small Business Quote of the Week

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Ann Landers (1918-2002) US columnist, attrib. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognise them.&#

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