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

Success

Make sure when you go to sell the company you don’t run out of money and negotiating power. And sadly, in 2008 Yahoo turned down an offer to be acquired by Microsoft for $44.6 Ask for directions. Engage with service providers like bankers and accountants frequently. Don’t run out of gas. Pace yourself. It’s a long ride.

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What to Do When Your Side Hustle Overtakes Your Day Job—Tips from 5 Side-Hustlers-Turned Entrepreneurs

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There’s also the option to use flexible working practices to your advantage, such as negotiating fewer working days or hours.”. Simon Alexander Ong was working in the financial industry just before the global financial crisis of 2008. I’d been taking photos for friends’ weddings, so I set up Liberty Pearl Photography ,” Amber says.

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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But the reason social media is so beneficial for Khaled is that, over time, the people who have heard his voice yelling over the beginning of some of their favorite records start to realize what all his co-collaborators and his business partners already know: None of what you’re seeing and hearing actually make up a contrived persona.

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Dealing With Unreasonable Requests

Professional Assistant Blog

Your colleague or boss calls or comes up to you exactly 2 minutes later and asks if youve read it. Negotiating Time If the person persists on bothering you, one thing that you can always negotiate is time. You think to yourself, "What?!? Is this person crazy?!?" Has this ever happened to you?

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Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development is Important but Few Plan to Invest in Them

Office Dynamics

June 19, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- Executives say it takes strong soft skills to move up the corporate ladder, but few firms provide training in this area, a new Accountemps survey finds. Providing employees with the tools to become better communicators, consensus builders and negotiators should be a priority for any organization.".

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Surviving Redundancy

Practically Perfect PA

I got through it and most people do but I also know if I could go back to 2008 when it was happening I wish I had done a little bit more to protect myself, been a little bit more selfish and also reached the best possible outcome for me! By knowing your rights and not panicking you should be in a good position to negotiate.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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