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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

Success

Christie Pitts, Backstage Capital’s general partner, talks about the early days of the Los Angeles-based company and how she got involved: Working in the music industry, Hamilton learned about startups and networked with investors and entrepreneurs. A few years later, the need to develop hardware and software led her to Backstage Capital.

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What can assistants expect in 2013

Practically Perfect PA

Well 2012 is over and done with and we are now already two days into 2013. In honour of it now being 2013 I´ve got 13 things I think we can expect to see in the year ahead. With the assistant role now encompassing so many varied tasks we should expect to see a rise in training for assistants in 2013. Role diversification.

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Eco-Friendly Business Promotion Techniques for 2013

Eco-Office Gals

So if you’re looking for a few good ways to greenify when it comes to touting your business and your brand, here are some strategies that are sure to deliver in 2013. Social networking. Suppose, for example, that part of your agency platform is to replace any items that customers have concerns about. Promotional products.

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Why Networking Is Essential For Career Success (and Everyone Should Do It NOW)

Eat Your Career

Networking. If you’re happily employed and your career is chugging right along, networking often gets put on the backburner. I see a lot of people who only start thinking about networking when they “need” something—like a new job, for example. The word alone strikes fear in the hearts of many. It’s so inauthentic!

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

Success

Kelly got his first real sales gigs during college, where he did timeshare presentations and worked for Dish Network. In 2013, while building his sales career, a friend of Kelly’s introduced him to podcasting. Kelly offers the example of someone who comes in to buy a computer.

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Future-proofing Workspaces: Top Tactics To Align CRE Choices With Business Needs

Allwork

In Atlanta, CoStar’s research showed the average lease term dropped from 62 months in 2013 to 45 months today, a 25% decrease — a significant change in a short time. For example, if cash flow is a primary concern, you may opt for lease terms that spread out payments over time or include provisions for rent abatement.

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Lifestyle Entrepreneur Lewis Howes on the Power of Vulnerability and Authenticity

Success

Being a curious facilitator of life-changing information is exactly what Howes was aiming for when he launched the podcast in 2013, though the path to get there wasn’t exactly that of a conventional, starry-eyed entrepreneur. That was 2013. Take, for example, Howes’ interactions during the photo shoot for this story.

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