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

Success

Yahoo is one of the best examples of failing to acquire other exiting companies and failing to maximize on their own exit,” Smith recalls. Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002. And sadly, in 2008 Yahoo turned down an offer to be acquired by Microsoft for $44.6 billion.”

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IBM Cuts Telecommuting and the Paradox of Place

Small Business Labs

Yahoo rather famously did this several years ago and Google and Apple have always tried to limit telecommuting. In 2016, that number grew by four percentage points to 43%. In 2016, 31% were found to be doing the same. IBM, of course, isn't the only well known example of a company reducing or eliminating telecommuting.

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Blockchain In Recruiting: Will That Impact A Recruiter's Job?

Recruit CRM

Did you know the bitcoin price has soared this 2021 and was up around 68% to $49,260 in February?! All that recruiters will have to do is pull up a specific public blockchain that has that candidate's expert certifications, credentials, and associated qualifications in place. Its decentralised network makes it secure and fraud-proof.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). million views. Amina AlTai. She started everything from scratch.

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