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

Success

“Twitter is an interesting case study because it played out on the public stage,” Paterson notes. 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.

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How to Scale Up Excellence

On The Job

Companies like Facebook and Google have added thousands of employees successfully without sacrificing excellence, while Starbucks and Yahoo faltered as they focused more on creating a big footprint instead of ensuring the right mindset permeates an organization.

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John Needs YOU!

The Small Business Blog

John needs business owners to use as case studies and some ‘from the trenches’ advice on starting a business like yours. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! What do you have to do? Just take a few minutes to complete his questionnaire. What’s in it for you?

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

The Small Business Blog

Small-Business Case Study: Can Crispy Green Go National? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Crispy Green, a maker of freeze-dried fruit snacks, wants to get its snacks on the shelves of major national food chains. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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The Zen of Social Media Marketing

The Small Business Blog

With case studies throughout, and strategies to guide you, “The Zen of Social Media Marketing” offers something for all levels of reader. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Shama believes that social media should become an integral part of your brand, running through every vein of your business, do you agree?

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Small Business Checklist: Business Process Outsourcing | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

This content had really help me for my case study. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Hope that throw some light on the discussion (moderated) Jeremy Ollave Said on July 3rd, 2009 at 5:17 am hi… as an IT student, I’m already involve in business outsourcing. Thank you for giving us a bit of advice.

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What happens to your website if you die | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

The Power of Follow-Up: A Case Study Reply GeeWhiz March 8, 2010 at 4:37 pm If our lives were a business, we’d have a succession plan for the people on the leadership team and a business continuity plan (aka disaster recovery plan) for the systems and data. Lexi Rodrigo´s last blog. Roezer´s last blog.

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