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Why Everyone Wants Small Businesses as Customers

Small Business Labs

Enterprises have gotten so good at contract analysis and negotiation that it's very hard to wring profits out of this segment.   I still remember VC meetings a decade ago where I was told VC firms wouldn't fund companies targeting small businesses because of these issues. Enterprises also demand high levels of support.

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Business Insider Feature Story on Former Celebrity Assistant Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

In January 1986, Bonnie Low-Kramen, who was 27 at the time and temping in Broadway box offices as she tried to carve out a career as an actor, was tipped off to a gig as the public-relations director for the Whole Theatre, a small theater in northern New Jersey. The work came with a lot of perks — like attending awards shows — and burnout.

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