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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Christie Pitts, Backstage Capital’s general partner, talks about the early days of the Los Angeles-based company and how she got involved: Working in the music industry, Hamilton learned about startups and networked with investors and entrepreneurs. She’s one of the founders Backstage Capital has enthusiastically invested in.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. 24 million Americans consider abandoning their careers for self-employment, according to FreshBooks’s 2019 Self-Employment in America Report. It’s growing.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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An online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting in 2019 found that 49% of respondents saw revenue boosted by partnerships and 77% of respondents saw “partnership development as central to their 2019 sales and marketing strategy.” . Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships.

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The constant craving to put numbers on working relationships

Workplace Insight

Nor can we rely on tech to meet all of our hardwired needs for interaction and networking. Tribal instincts One of these certainties is that networks are primarily based on our physical interactions. These can be very powerful in their own right, albeit that their dynamics are different to those of personal networks.

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These 8 cities around the world are putting their focus on biking and walking — not cars

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According to C40 , a global network of cities committed to addressing climate change, it starts with prioritizing “the movement of people rather than cars.”. TransMilenio — an impressive network of rapid-transit bus routes — opened in 2000. Montréal, Canada’s active transportation network.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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She started in real estate in 2011 with no SOI, no experience and $6 to her name. Bethke started out as an individual realtor in 2011. Her knowledge of the area paired with her extensive network of locals lends her team a competitive advantage, and her love for Central Florida translates into a blessed experience for everyone.

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