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Why is it essential to have an agenda before a board meeting?

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Without an agenda, confusion would reign An agenda is an essential tool of board governance. Shannon Oliver of Florida State College at Jacksonville says that it helps to remind board members during meetings that their material is prepared ahead of time for them to review at their leisure. What will the members be voting on?

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12 Questions: Meet Maximilian (USA)

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Max lives and works in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. How does a central European expatriate (yes, that would be ME) end up in one of the dullest cities in the USA (yes, that would be Jacksonville, Florida)? And despite my wacky self, the US Government actually allowed me to stay. Please tell us about yourself. Who, …ME?

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: The Umbrella Initiative

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There’s an added element of difficulty when a company wants to receive government contract work. They focus on connecting disadvantaged businesses with government contracting jobs. The Umbrella Initiative is a project dedicated to helping small businesses successfully sell to the government – Federal, State, and Local.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: YCombinator vs. 1M/1M

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Next Doug Lowenthal from Jacksonville, Florida presented Buy Or Boycott , which he came up with at the recent Startup Weekend program. For example, they are in the midst of developing RFID-enabled tablets for the universal ID effort by the Indian government. These subtle wordings make a huge difference in how a company is viewed.