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6 Startup Lessons Learned By Passionate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Over my many years of mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear a desire to start a new business, with a big hesitation while waiting for that perfect idea and perfect alignment of the stars. Most aspiring entrepreneurs don’t have the resources alone to “bootstrap” or fund their new business alone.

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How Entrepreneurs Need To Plan To Protect Their Business

The Startup Magazine

Entrepreneurs must take proactive measures to protect their business from a wide range of threats, including legal issues, financial losses, cybersecurity risks, and more. Image Credit Here’s how entrepreneurs can plan to protect their business and ensure long-term success and sustainability. Image Credit 4.

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6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. Most investors I know have heard many passionate entrepreneurs chanting “ If we build it, they will come ” in lieu of a credible marketing plan.

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How to Get Your Remote Accounts Team to Operate Efficiently

The Startup Magazine

Among the departments transitioning to remote operations, the accounts team holds particular significance. Also, since accounting operations often deal with confidential and financial data, you must incorporate the use of a secure and efficient document management platform.

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How to Handle Competition as a Startup

The Startup Magazine

Entrepreneurs need to define their market niche and craft effective competitive strategies to counteract competitive pressures. Source Leverage Advanced Technologies Harnessing advanced technologies can transform how startups operate and compete. Facing competition is a major hurdle for startups.

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Operate with a comparable level of integrity. All partners have compatible work styles.

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5 Keys To Negotiating Your Fair Share Of Any Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility. Amount of venture funding provided.

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