It’s tough enough to drum up clients. For a business being bootstrapped by its owner, getting stiffed for services rendered can spell financial trouble.
To avoid finding yourself in a similar situation, it’s best to steer clear of potentially problematic clients. Here are some telltale signs to wa
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How to Know When Your Customer Isn’t Likely to Pay
Posted by CateCosta under ManagementFrom http://blog.intuit.com 3930 days ago
5 Social Media Rules Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Posted by CateCosta under Social MediaFrom http://www.entrepreneur.com 3931 days ago
Made Hot by: SJC on January 6, 2014 9:50 pm
Social media can level the playing field between industry leaders and upstarts, between multinational corporation executives and small-business owners, making peers of all participants. Yet appearances can be deceiving. To borrow from George Orwell's Animal Farm, all social-media users are equal, b
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Liquidation Preference Basics | CateCosta.com
Posted by CateCosta under Raising CapitalFrom http://www.catecosta.com 3935 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on January 3, 2014 8:22 pm
There is one term that comes up over and over again that new entrepreneurs are not familiar with/don’t understand that has a gigantic impact on the payout an entrepreneur can get when his or her company either fails and closes up shop or succeeds wildly and there is a profitable exit: the liquidati
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6 Simple Things You Can Do For A More Productive 2014
Posted by CateCosta under StrategyFrom https://www.openforum.com 3936 days ago
Made Hot by: lyceum on January 2, 2014 5:11 am
Are you ready for your best year ever? Start 2014 off on the right foot by following these 6 tips.
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5 Must-Know Public Relations Trends For 2014
Posted by CateCosta under Public RelationsFrom https://www.openforum.com 3937 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on December 31, 2013 9:58 pm
Start the new year off right by jumping on any of these 5 PR trends that are going to be making an impact in 2014.
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How to bust through barriers to business growth - Fortune Management
Posted by CateCosta under StrategyFrom http://management.fortune.cnn.com 3938 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on December 30, 2013 11:53 am
Most businesses fail to scale up. Here are three obstacles you need to blast through if you want your business to grow.
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5 Predictions for Social Media in 2014
Posted by CateCosta under Social MediaFrom http://www.inc.com 3939 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on January 4, 2014 3:21 pm
The game is changing in social media marketing--big time. Are you ready? Here are my five predictions for social media in 2014, and what they mean for your business [Dave Kerpen].
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How to protect your business before things go wrong - CBS News
Posted by CateCosta under StrategyFrom http://www.cbsnews.com 3940 days ago
Made Hot by: bigmoneyweb on December 27, 2013 1:23 pm
Obviously, you can’t always dictate all the rules, much less protect yourself from all of the risk that is inherent in business. But you can find ways to stack the deck in your favor -- here's how:
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18 legal mistakes business owners make that can cripple their companies - The Business Journals
Posted by CateCosta under LegalFrom http://www.bizjournals.com 3943 days ago
Made Hot by: seobromino on December 26, 2013 3:57 pm
Becoming a prosperous company most often depends on being in the right market, at the right time, with the right solution, with sufficient capital, with the right management team.
But even a business with each of those attributes may fail to achieve its potential if its owners make these all too c Read More
But even a business with each of those attributes may fail to achieve its potential if its owners make these all too c Read More
7 Myths of Email Marketing (Infographic)
Posted by CateCosta under Online MarketingFrom http://www.entrepreneur.com 3944 days ago
Made Hot by: DigiTechBlog on December 24, 2013 8:49 pm
Have you heard that the words you use in an email's subject line can doom your note to the spam folder?
Perhaps someone told you the best time to send emails is 3 p.m. on Thursdays.
These are myths, and there are a lot of them swimming around out there about email marketing.
Before you pla Read More
Perhaps someone told you the best time to send emails is 3 p.m. on Thursdays.
These are myths, and there are a lot of them swimming around out there about email marketing.
Before you pla Read More
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