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14 Pro Tips for Running a Successful Business

Hubspot Sales

We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. Census Bureau, the overall number of business applications began to recover in late 2009 and has been trending up for the past ten years. Source: Capterra. According to the U.S.

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The 15 Best Crowdfunding Sites to Launch Your Business or Product

Hubspot Sales

Since their launch in 2009, the company has helped 15 million people pledge $3.7 Funding is all or nothing, so you must meet the goal you set within the allotted time or everyone gets their money back. You can be a nonprofit, for-profit, unincorporated group, or any other status -- they care about your ability to have social impact.

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Stop Dreaming, Start Succeeding: 10 Motivating Stories from Top Salespeople

Hubspot Sales

To make ends meet, DeJoria lived in his car. The business was profitable within months -- thanks in large part to Mary Kay’s decision to give her sales reps commission for referring new salespeople. In 2009, she ended “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and launched The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). They had just $700 in the bank.

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Agree on a Set of Alliance Core Values and Operating Principles

Peter Simoons

It will help bridge differences, especially when they are reviewed on a regular basis, such as during key partner meetings. But if your partner is a large organization, “quickly” can mean that it may take three consensus-driven, hour-long meetings to come to a quick decision. Be clear on the meanings of the words you use!

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

There’s consideration of corporate and brand purpose beyond growth and profits to sustainability, ethical practice and improving society whilst maintaining consistency and emotional impact (especially the desire to belong and be part of a social group). Vision – What will meeting the need with data look like?

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How Can You Get The Most Out of Your CoSelling Partnerships?

CoSell

According to a 2009 study published in Brain , empathy “refers to the ability of an individual to understand another’s person’s mental state in terms of emotions, feelings and thoughts, which is important for an effective interpersonal interaction.” It’s meeting person-to-person, in a real way. It is at the center of your interaction.

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Growth Implications of Outbound Lead Gen For Agencies

Liston Witherill

I have a distant family member who lost millions of dollars in the  Stanford Ponzi scheme back in 2009. And just to be clear, this is what happens before your  sales process  starts with the first client meeting.   Exits are easier to come by and more profitable when you have a repeatable system in place.