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

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And contrary to popular belief, an exit strategy does in fact align interests, incentives and goals regarding growth and profitability because it defines targets aimed toward business growth. “A If the goal is to get acquired by a venture capital, intellectual property, personnel and other assets might be more valuable. Pace yourself.

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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

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Position your employees as the hero of the company story to achieve goals, identify vendors and partners as the hero to bolster synergies, or find ways to insert the customer into the role of hero or heroine. Case Studies. Businesspeople think these emotional stories are inappropriate in the workplace. That is the bad news.

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John Needs YOU!

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6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." John needs business owners to use as case studies and some ‘from the trenches’ advice on starting a business like yours. What do you have to do? What’s in it for you?

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

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6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." Small-Business Case Study: Can Crispy Green Go National? WinWeb TV Free Small & Home Business Videos for you. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Zen of Social Media Marketing

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6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." 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!

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Small Business Checklist: Business Process Outsourcing | THE SMALL.

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6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." Roland Quast Said on March 22nd, 2008 at 2:23 am Great article! Jay Paul Said on April 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm Very Unique article for small and medium business solutions.

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The Art of Problem-Solving: 4 Creative Strategies to Tackle Your Biggest Obstacles

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Goals: How can I attract 10 more clients this month? Rather than dump a bunch of problem-solving strategies in your lap, let’s look at four real-ish case studies and use them to illustrate our four new strategies. Your goal is to turn the ship around and double revenue to $100,000 by the end of the year.

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