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

Success

Be aware of business environments and world factors that could influence or impact your decision, and make that a point of focus while building the strategy. And sadly, in 2008 Yahoo turned down an offer to be acquired by Microsoft for $44.6 Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002.

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Tribe Urban Entertainment Gives Interns a Hands-on Experience in Media

Success

In 2008, following his graduation from the University of Greenwich in London, Michael Bullion, the founder and CEO of Black-owned media and entertainment company Tribe Urban Entertainment , found himself frustrated by his job search. “[I I was] looking for work for over 18 months.

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Credit cards going green

Eco-Office Gals

This has a possible effect on the environment as the computer systems need to operate every day all year round. As other industries have started to implement offsetting their carbon, so too have the banks and credit card companies in an attempt to reduce the damage that is being done to the environment.

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

“In broad terms, millennials get it, get that education is key to a better life and that education doesn’t necessarily stop when you get your first piece of paper, your first degree—you keep going,” says Liz Weston, a nationally syndicated personal-finance columnist. “I They’re not waiting for an employer to take care of them.”.

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

Workplace Insight

The decline in UK productivity since the Great Recession of 2008/2009 has been a matter of concern for business leaders, policymakers, and economists alike. Encouraging businesses to take risks, experiment with fresh ideas, and learn from failures can lead to breakthrough innovations and productivity gains.

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5 Things to Learn Before Investing in Cryptocurrencies

Small Business CEO

Several studies have proved that younger investors and millennials are increasingly becoming skeptical of the traditional financial institutions and banks due to the 2008 financial crisis. The increase from $3,130 to $13,800 can be attributed to the interest growth on the part of consumers.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

The Small Business Blog

One small business financing alternative is the private lender. Flaherty wants code of conduct for credit, debit cards : Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing a voluntary code of conduct for credit- and debit-card companies that could mean savings for consumers and small businesses. 2010 may be no better. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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