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Niké Ojekunle Got Scammed. Now She’s Helping Others Avoid the Same Fate By Advocating for Financial Literacy

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As her follower count grew, she also negotiated more and more sponsorship deals for herself, using her business savvy and entrepreneurial mindset to ink deals with fashion and beauty brands. But when a group called the Carter Agency reached out, the offer was a good one. I’ve always been self-managed,” Ojekunle says. She said “yes.”

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Society 18 Founder Pamela Zapata on Supporting Influencers of Color and Knowing Your Worth

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Pamela Zapata: I had been working in marketing, production, talent and casting for about 10 years when I started the agency. Then, I moved to New York and worked at a couple of marketing agencies, where I was overseeing the Estée Lauder and Unilever portfolios—everything from influencer strategy to casting to execution to reporting.

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6 Tips On How To Start A Successful Work-From-Home Recruitment Agency

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No one is certain on how long the effect of the pandemic might last and how it will hamper the global economy but one thing is certain for sure that enterprises will experience challenges in negotiating with the existing clientele or forming a new client base. Discover your market and the knowledge you have.

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6 Tips on How to Start a Successful Remote Recruitment Agency

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No one is certain on how long the effect of the pandemic might last and how it will hamper the global economy but one thing is certain for sure that enterprises will experience challenges in negotiating with the existing clientele or forming a new client base. Discover your market and the knowledge you have.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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Partnerships gone wrong can lead to frustration, financial losses and even litigation, says David Gage, co-founder of business mediation firm BMC Associates and author of The Partnership Charter: How To Start Out Right With Your New Business Partnership (or Fix The One You’re In). Photo by ChickenStock Images/Shutterstock.

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How to negotiate when planning an event

Practically Perfect PA

Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. So how did I overcome this weakness when I first started to organise events? Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. I sound marvellous don’t I!?

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How to negotiate when planning an event?

Practically Perfect PA

Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. So how did I overcome this weakness when I first started to organise events? Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. I sound marvellous don’t I!?