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Entrepreneurs Need A Detailed Understanding Of Their Customer’s Problems

The Horizons Tracker

The deluge of easy money into the sector has prompted many would-be entrepreneurs to take their eye off the ball, and whereas Peter Drucker famously said that the only real purpose of a business is to create a customer, the current entrepreneurial landscape allows founders to get rich without worrying too much about that.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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4 Strategies that will Make You a Successful Internet Entrepreneur

Strategy Driven

We live in an age where you can cut it out as an online entrepreneur online with the rising number of business opportunities cropping up in the digital space. Well, the answer to being a successful internet entrepreneur is in being innovative and ready to adapt. Trends point towards a better future for Internet entrepreneurs.

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5 Important Things to Remember as an Entrepreneur :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Develop networks Strong networks provide endless opportunities to get more things done in a more efficient and effective manner. Ask the people in your network to keep you in mind or refer you when they come across business opportunity within your specialty; and of course do the same for them. Use networks strategically…ask for favors!

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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

N2Growth Blog

Taking the exact opposite tack, in a recent CNBC interview, Alan Patricof , founder of Greycroft Partners, an elite venture capital firm, said: “academic studies show that the success rate of entrepreneurs who start at the age of 60 are twice as successful as those that started in their thirties.”

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4 Frequently Asked Questions About Outsourcing Answered

Strategy Driven

Outsourcing refers to business owners finding and paying talented professionals (such as freelancers) and companies to do the work they don’t have the time or expertise to do themselves. For example, an entrepreneur who plans to launch their startup will need to work through the below; Create a business plan. What is outsourcing?

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Leaders are Readers

CEO Blog

A recent article in Entrepreneur magazine underscored how important reading is. I have always been an efficiency person so recently have be reading book summaries on Readitfor.me. Closed loop refers to the loop of customer service (comes from calls, emails, chats, social media, reviews and actual products returned).

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