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21 Books About Starting a Business You Can’t Afford Not to Read

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The E Myth Revisited. Consider that Bill Gates reads 50 books every year , Mark Cuban reads for three hours each day, and Elon Musk -- when asked how he learned to build rockets -- said, “I read books.”. Reading is a crucial part of becoming an entrepreneur and building your first business. The Barefoot Executive. Built to Last.

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How to Get Your Startup Up and Running with a Business Incubator

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Companies usually spend one to two years in a business incubator -- a span determined by need and/or obligation. A benefit of the business incubator model is that it creates a shared learning experience and supports collaboration. Community - One of the best attributes of business incubators are the intangibles.

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14 Pro Tips for Running a Successful Business

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there are plenty of other reasons, like bad location, poor business plan, ineffective marketing, expanding too fast, and so on. If you go into business hoping for the best, you're most likely going to fail. You have to actively work to make a business successful. You need to research, study, and learn. Make a plan.

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The 15 Best Credit Card Processors for Small Businesses

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Shopify Best for E-commerce Image Source If your business includes an online component, consider Shopify. Plus, its website provides a variety of learning resources to help you grow your business. Some of their industry options are retail, e-commerce, and restaurants. Price: Most plans have a monthly cost of $9.95.

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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

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Becoming a strategic thinker – a strategist – is about getting better at shaping events…You learn that reacting and responding to events is just as important as planning”. A clever strategy is between the extremes – plan deliberate actions to shape the future but stay close to local events and react to them.

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What are sales document automation solutions? 

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Proposals: Create proposals in minutes using customizable templates and drag-and-drop elements such as e-signature fields, pricing tables, text snippets, images, and videos. Invoices: Create, send, track, and securely e-sign invoices through an automation platform that provides payment gateways.

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Update on marketing and business development (M&BD) team structures

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They learn about their markets and clients, help formulate strategy and develop plans. Increasingly, firms are looking at e-commerce and developing digital products that can be purchased or subscribed to via web sites. In this case, account managers liaise with the fee-earners.

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