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

Success

Paterson advises that if the exit strategy is acquired by a competitor, certain aspects of the company, like corporate finances and internal controls, are more important than if the goal was to take the company public. Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002.

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The Holy Grail of Investing With Tony Robbins: Mindset Shifts that Lay the Foundation for Financial Freedom

Success

Robbins recalls growing up with nothing and scraping pennies together to buy his first suit. “My A UPS employee who never earned more than $14,000 in a year, Johnson was eventually worth a staggering $70 million. My life has been a tumultuous lesson since day one,” Robbins says. “If The secret to his success?

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5 Things You Should Know About Cleantech Investing

Eco-Office Gals

Reportedly, it’s between the years of 2000-2002 that Cleantech was introduced into the world and over that time, there have been some real up and downs in its cycles, especially over the past decade or so. The good news is that the CleanTech group has reported that there has been $1.61

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

Joan came up on stage and began to discuss 20 Years Celebrating You & Your Profession. In 2002, they discussed Becoming a World Class Assistant hosted by Catepillar Inc. And that brought us up to the present, 2013. They were all okay and things went well.) in Peoria, Il, using Spectrum Thinking for decision making.

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Opportunity – Small Business Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

Ann Landers (1918-2002) US columnist, attrib. Opportunity – Small Business Quote of the Week by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 09, 2010 A small business quote keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognise them.&# Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food

Small Business Labs

" While small farms are not going to replace large farms anytime soon, the USDA is projecting that the market for locally grown food will be about $7 billion by 2012, up steeply from $4 billion in 2002. We cover small farms and local food - part of the broader new localism movement - in our Small Farms category. 

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How to Survive a Recession, According to a 91-Year-Old Business

Success

As the legend of Wall Drug’s beginning goes, the first customers had already stopped into the store before Ted returned from putting up those signs. A fire in the restaurant’s kitchen in April 2002 forced the owners to scramble to become operational again before the summer rush. And the rest, it seems, is history.