Wrapped up in the excitement of selling your business, you run the risk of making rookie mistakes, and nothing repels prospective buyers quite like rookie mistakes. Clean books and organized documentation could be the leg up you need to clinch a deal. However, faced with a cluttered storage closet — a common situation resulting from […]
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While population growth determines the socio-economic prospects of a country, the age structure of the nation is just as crucial. By 2025, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be home to almost a quarter of the global population aged 24 and below. And by 2035, SSA’s population will become the youngest in the world boasting an enormous
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The passive-aggressive war between sales and marketing must end, and marketing departments must own sales targets for lower-value commodities within the portfolio. Referrals are king, but no salesperson can make their numbers on referrals alone. Nor can you exceed sales target without the assistance of others. As a seller, you can lead the way by
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This post originally appeared on Growth Everywhere, a marketing and business growth blog. Ok, so this post is not exactly about how anyone can turn down a Shark Tank offer and double your business – it’s about how Patrick Ambron, CEO of Brand Yourself, an online presence management company, did that. But we can all learn
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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people. M.K. Gandhi You’ve heard of the age-old adage “Be a shining light”… Something that is pretty obvious to us all when we scout for a leader. But what does it take to be a leader? Who is a leader? Is
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“Hire a remote team,” they said, “it’ll be fun,” they said. But what if it’s not? Imagine you decide not to hire a project manager and run the process on your own. Nobody explains what to do next after you get your virtual employees, and no one tells you about all the challenges. Image Source:
Starting a business is the beginning, the real challenge is getting customers – generating sales. Your startup could have one of the best products in the market and you could have a few thousand followers on Twitter or Facebook, but if you aren’t getting new customers, you’ll find yourself nowhere. Instead of growing your startup
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As an agency whose primary focus is building digital experiences, it makes sense that the 2016 rulings to roll out the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) would be a subject on which we need to be well-educated. We know first-hand that one of the main benefits of having a website is the ability to process
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It’s in the stars… How many do you have? Would that last customer give you a 5-star rating? Or no stars at all? And why should you care? What people are saying about your business matters. Here are three reasons why your customer reviews and star power rating matters: People pay attention to 5-star customer
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To the digitally devoted, the idea of print marketing might seem like something from a bygone era. But rest assured – print is not dead. Inevitably, the medium has had to move over to make room for the explosive rise of digital, but it’s far from becoming a niche format. Some traditionally digital based companies have
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