How the Leapfrog Effect May Affect Your Business

The “leapfrog effect” has become a global development buzzword, and it’s easy to see why. It’s an appealingly optimistic concept: the term refers to the phenomenon, in fast-growing emerging economies, of technological advances permitting shortcuts in infrastructure building. Instead of working through all previous iterations of a technology, countries are able to jump straight to…

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Your Business: Grow It and Hold It?

Taking money from professional investors such as angels or VCs usually requires that you agree to seek an exit for those investors in your plan, often targeting five to seven years as the ideal period for growth before a liquidity event. Of course, even though that is your contract with the investors, way over half…

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Your Channel Partners Aren’t the Enemy!

Few organizations have the ability to reach every possible customers themselves. They can’t afford to hire enough sales people to cover the markets, they don’t have enough deep expertise in certain markets, they need to collaborate with others to provide a complete solution to their customers. Most organizations have found they need to leverage some…

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Big Companies That Started on $1,000 or Less

Elvis Presley did not originally have a plan to become the huge star that he was. He simply wanted to make a record for his mother. One thing led to another, and he became one of the biggest stars ever. That is the part of the American dream—everybody can make it, even if they do…

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5 Secrets to Growing a Successful Business

Every person who wishes to become successful in any line of business knows that growing a prosperous business is anything but easy. That’s why it’s important to know how to handle difficulties, how to organize your work and how to manage certain tasks. Here are the 5 most basic tips to use in order to…

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Need a Growth Strategy? Avoid These Epic Fails.

What do startups and mature SMBs have in common? The need to develop and implement an effective growth strategy. This always proves easier said than done and that is in part due to the fact that growth strategies are rather elusive, almost like shapeshifters in science fiction. You think you see one at a distance,…

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3 Signs It Is Time to Grow

Growth is a funny thing. Too much too fast is not good, but not growing when the time is right is not a smart move either. Growth usually requires money on the front end, but the investment can be well worth it if the timing is right. How do you now? Here are three signs…

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5 Top Tips to Help Grow Your Startup

Starting a business from scratch is a notoriously difficult and demanding challenge. There is no single secret to success in this competitive context but there are ways to help tilt the odds in your favor. 1. Don’t expect instant success Being ambitious is almost a prerequisite for anyone taking up the challenge of setting up…

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27 Benefits of Branding Your Company

You benefit from a clearer understanding of what your brand is. A lot of businesses currently believe that a brand is a logo and their marketing materials. Whereas the truth is that a brand is their reputation. It’s the perception on the street and clearly defined, a brand can create an experience that leads to greater…

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