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How Do I Start Your Own Business?

Strategy Driven

Part 4 Get Finance. Choose The Source of Finance. You have to arrange for finance at this stage. You can also take finance from venture capitalist or angel investor. Otherwise, schedule a conference call. You can either take a loan from a commercial bank, or you can approach local investors or combination of both.

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Working Out Your New Business on a Shoestring Budget

Strategy Driven

There are entrepreneur outreach programs and incubators that offer physical office spaces, conference rooms and other business amenities at the fraction of the price of the main real estate market. In such cases, the need for physical office spaces becomes inevitable. The internet can also come in handy to find physical office spaces.

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3 Ways Big Companies Are Connecting with Younger Consumers

Harvard Business Review

Big financial services companies are challenged when it comes to connecting with younger consumers, particularly about personal finance. Reminiscent of a Starbucks, the storefront includes a coffee bar, a conference table in an open area, and a couple of meeting rooms. MassMutual Walks the Talk by Talking.

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Working Out Your New Business on a Shoestring Budget

Strategy Driven

There are entrepreneur outreach programs and incubators that offer physical office spaces, conference rooms and other business amenities at the fraction of the price of the main real estate market. In such cases, the need for physical office spaces becomes inevitable. The internet can also come in handy to find physical office spaces.

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Investors Punish Amazon for Investing in Disruptive Growth

Harvard Business Review

Listening to Amazon's finance chief Tom Szkutak explain the miss, it was immediately apparent that Amazon's problem was not with the top line. On the conference call, Szkutak explained that significant capacity investments are being made in distribution centers so Amazon can continue to grow its core retail business.

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The Right Way to Plan an Innovation Tour

Harvard Business Review

Typically, tourism involves guided tours, pitch events, conferences with lots of panels, and well-planned visits to companies, universities, and government agencies tasked with increasing entrepreneurship and innovation. Tip 5: Study the financing food chain starting from the end, not the beginning.