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‘Duck Dynasty’ CALLS Us to Leadership

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Entrepreneurship |
Wed, 11/27/2013 - 19:58

Jeremy Kingsley

It’s a uniquely American success story. A Louisiana guy who liked to hunt and work with his hands set up a shop in his shed, then discovered he could make a good living selling his handmade duck calls. One of his children had a talent for business, got a degree and took over as CEO, and working together the family grew their homespun industry into a major enterprise.

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Getting Personal this Small Business Saturday

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Small Business - Entrepreneurship |
Wed, 11/27/2013 - 01:20

Brad Smith, Executive VP, Customer Experience, Sage North America

If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably seen that big box retailers are already slashing their prices in anticipation for Black Friday, and with good reason: shaky consumer confidence has many people on edge heading into this holiday season – businesses big and small alike.

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The New Bottom-Up Economic Revolution

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Small Business - Entrepreneurship |
Wed, 11/27/2013 - 00:44

Bill Clerico

I was born in the 1980s – the height of trickle down economics and Gordon Gekko – a time when the people and corporations who controlled the money and economics did it from the tops down. Today, while most of the money remains in the hands of the richest 1% of Americans, technology has unleashed the capabilities of ordinary Americans to take matters into their own hands, crafting their own livelihoods – creating, in effect, a Bottom Up economic revolution.

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Why Your Growth Initiative Just Stalled

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Management |
Mon, 11/25/2013 - 21:41

David Martin and Kathy Quinn

Successful growth initiatives require an organizational shift at two levels, above and below the surface level. Even something as seemingly obvious as prioritizing the customer in an organization where this has not historically been the case demands more than a detailed list of new customer-centric processes. Processes, which are the visible, above the surface level things, change activities and put the organization in motion.

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Eight Elements of a Successful Online Marketing Plan

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Small Business - Entrepreneurship - Marketing |
Fri, 11/22/2013 - 23:08

Annie Tsai

The technology takeover is here. As a small business owner, you know you can’t fight it anymore. Whether you’re excited, apprehensive, or both, you’ve decided that the best thing for your business is to get tapped into the opportunities available to you online. But where do you even start? From building your own website to setting up social media profiles, joining directories, advertising, and more, your digital checklist is more than a little overwhelming.