By Paige Hawin, an Overdrive contributor
Business owners often disagree about the value of hiring a public relations (PR) professional. To some, a PR firm is considered an essential part of their marketing team. To others—often smaller businesses—PR professionals represent a non-essential luxury. You can stop trying to manage all communications in-house by learning three benefits of working with these experts:
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By Andrew Propst, an EO Idaho member and president of Park Place Property Management, CRMC
Culture is the most important factor in a successful business. Company culture reflects the beliefs, values, and behaviors of everyone in your workforce. It has a significant effect on the success of a business. Here at Park Place Property Management, we hold our values and culture as a top priority. As long as we hold true to those standards, our success is sure to follow.
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By Monique Craig, a guest contributor and marketing specialist at Oneflare
Entrepreneurship and stepping out on the aggressive market of merciless competition is never easy. Succeeding in this area is even harder, though rumour has it some have managed to take the bull by the horns. What is the key to success? There may not be one universal rule, but avoiding negative thinking – and speaking – definitely helps. If you aspire to be an entrepreneur, here’re three words to avoid:
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Nearly 3,000 leading entrepreneurs chime in on the state of the global business landscape
The Global Entrepreneur Indicator (GEI), a bi-annual survey conducted by Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), released the latest findings from business owners from around the world.
The September GEI—taken by 2,851 leading entrepreneurs—reveals the current state of 46 countries’ business landscapes and economic health, among other real-time data on job creation, profit outlook and access to capital to identify economic trends and drive fiscal growth.
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By Rowena Crosbie, an EO Iowa member and president of Tero International
It was 1993, and my first business idea was to provide presentation skills training to professionals who believed that competitive advantage was due to the ability to communicate persuasively and confidently. The business start-up consisted of US$200 in the bank, a spare bedroom as an office, and two house cats that served as my vice presidents of the company. A lot has happened in 20 years.
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by Will Scott, an EO Chicago member and president of Lextech Global Services.
Mobile apps have the ability to improve the way we do business by streamlining inefficient workflows. However, mobile apps only work if people use them.
In essence, mobile apps are changing the way we do business, and change can be scary. Imagine the difficulties of getting dozens, hundreds or thousands of individuals to embrace change.
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By Jon MacDonald, founder and president of The Good, and member of EO Portland
This may come as a shock but on the other side of the screen displaying your website is a human being. Not a user, a visitor or a hit, but a real, “live” human being with a specific task in mind. This person has come to your website to accomplish this task, and if your web website is optimized to help them, not only do you “win,” but your customer “wins,” as well.
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By Ishwar Chugani, an EO U.A.E. member and managing director of Giordano Middle East
In 1979, right after graduating from university, I left my home in the Philippines and moved to Dubai. It created quite a stir. My family had its own business, and I was expected to take the helm. But I wanted something different for myself. I joined a Dubai-based group of companies and was tasked to open and operate the first family entertainment center in Dubai.
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By Moonlake Lee, Spousal Forum Moderator, EO Singapore
Given its popularity and accomplishments, it’s easy to see why EO Singapore is recruiting members to start a second Spousal Forum* just months after launching its first.
Before the W3 Spousal Forum was officially launched in early 2014, prospective Forum members organized a year-end charitable fundraiser on behalf of the EO Singapore chapter and successfully raised SG$62,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year, the W3 Spousal Forum will be working closely with the Singapore chapter to host the Asian Bridge Forum in November. And plans are underway to create a special program for the accompanying spouses and partners.
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By Joe Fuld, an EO DC member and the president of The Campaign Workshop
When I started my company five years ago with a single employee, I did everything. As an entrepreneur, I took the risk to organize, create and manage a business. Running a successful business requires teamwork, a lesson that I learned quickly. It was critical for me to have a perspective on both the employee side and client side of my advertising firm. After I was able to understand that, I realized that it was just not efficient or possible for me to do it all.
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