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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

It was 2010. Buoyed by this success, I decided to go for the biggest deal of my life: the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. On January 15, 2010, I was expecting a delivery of 17,000-plus tickets, and I had paid a deposit of $3 million for them. But the tickets never showed up. I was waiting for the most important call of my life.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

Success

In 2010, after losing her fashion design job during The Great Recession, Kristine Deer founded the activewear brand K-DEER. K-DEER was one of the first brands to make and market printed activewear in 2010 before it became an established retail department. “I Taking a leap. I had nothing to lose besides my ego,” Deer says.

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Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses?

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 Today, Alistair Darling revealed the budget for the coming year. State-controlled banks would offer up to £47 billion in loans to SME’s in the next year. Great blog.

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Getting Fired Up!

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Getting Fired Up! by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 17, 2010 “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another. So, now it’s more important than ever to get your team fired up. If you want your staff to work harder then step it up a notch yourself.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/17

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Restructuring – a word used by BIG Business to lower cost, fire employees and squeeze suppliers. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under SME News Round-up.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. India Banking / Financial SMBs Are Set to Spend $1.24B on IT Infrastructure in 2009: SMBs in India in the banking/ financial sector are on track to spend $1.24B in 2009 on their overall IT infrastructure, up by about 3.5% External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Five reasons why (Framery) office pods help to solve the great workplace debate

Workplace Insight

In 2010, Framery introduced the first pod to the market and now there are over 200 suppliers globally. A Framery study showed that up to 41% of office workers felt more energised and relaxed after spending time in a pod. It’s a fact – pods are taking over the office. 2 Pods reduce stress Yes, really.