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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

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All the hedge fund managers in Greenwich, Connecticut, probably didn’t pay for their Ferraris by being nice to people. 1, 2005, only three days before Foster’s first child was born. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. Nice people don’t always finish first.

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Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011

Small Business Labs

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. will exceed "dumb" phones in 2011. 

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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Create policy for the event that a new innovation stems from the partnership. When I started as a government contract consultant in 2005, I would accept all kinds of consulting: sales and marketing, certification, business development and contracts. Who will be the client point-of-contact? Who will own this intellectual property ?

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Dymo's CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends

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Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Time Spent on Social Networks Exploding; Email and IM Fading

Small Business Labs

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   We still spend 8.3% Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Ultralight Startups

Small Business Labs

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. That computer and phone won't be part of the ongoing operation.

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1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010

Small Business Labs

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   The main driver for this shift is price. 

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