All Blog Posts Tagged 'business' (10)

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People often use the terms management and leadership interchangeably. This is especially true for start-up businesses, where the founder must be leader, manager, office administrator and head of operations all at once. But when it comes to leadership, small businesses can incorporate a variety of styles or methods. These approaches can produce very different outcomes—and can mean the difference between unproductive employees with a high attrition rate and happy employees that want to grow…

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Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions! Of course, we all make resolutions with the good intention of keeping them. But let’s be honest: Resolutions, whether personal or business-related, seem like they are made to be broken. The majority of us who make resolutions this year will have given up on most of them by February. However, according to a study by Proactive Change®, “people who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t…

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Being asked to serve on a board is a big responsibility, and so prospective board members should understand the opportunity before making a commitment. For starters, you should do your research on the company and its founders to make sure you are interested in, passionate about, and able to add value to the business. From there, if you are still intrigued, speak with current board members, the CEO or members of the management team. Boards can make a big impact on the ultimate success or…

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If you're a real entrepreneur and want to grow a startup business you'd serve yourself well to read Michele Prices recent SeNSE blog post "The 12 Reasons..."

As someone who's been in sales (and engineering and corporate education) for over 30 years I couldn't agree more with her premise that it's important to create an environment of mutual respect.  Buyers, the folks you're interested in meeting, are really just suspects or prospects until you can confirm they really need your…

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Baton Rouge (August 4, 2011) – Capital One Bank today announced it is accepting applications for its Getting Down to Business small business development program in Baton Rouge. The free, seven-month program begins Sept. 27.

     Created by Capital One Bank, Getting Down to Business addresses the core needs of a small business. The program offers qualified business owners an opportunity to grow their businesses by increasing their knowledge of credit, budgeting, marketing,…

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Business Facilities magazine has selected Louisiana as its 2010 State of the Year. - article here

 

To read LED's news release about the award, go to …

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Interesting article by Steve Blank about why business model competitions are better than business plan competitions. I think our Pitch Nights are realistic indicators of where a company is headed and therefore more resemble the business model competitions he is referring to: http://steveblank.com/2010/05/17/no-one-wins-in-business-plan-competitions/

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