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Creating your Leadership Community

Posted by Megan Price on Jul 17, 2020 10:52:37 AM

Anyone who has been a leader knows it can be a very lonely job. It’s challenging to find people you can trust to share ideas with or vent frustrations before solving problems, and you certainly can’t share your thoughts with those you lead.

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Tags: Women In Business, StartUp | ScaleUP, Innovative Mindsets, Culture, HR CNNX

Step by step | How to start an online business

Posted by jesse on Jul 13, 2020 10:00:06 AM

Running a business can have a powerful impact on your life and the lives of those around you. But before you can run a business, you need to learn how to start an online business. There’s never a specific right time to start a business. Learning how to own a business is like starting a relationship. You should start an online business when you have the time and attention to commit to it.

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Tags: Women In Business, StartUp | ScaleUP, SBX NOW & NXT

How to Start a Business

Posted by jesse on Jul 7, 2020 1:42:11 PM

Running a business can have a powerful impact on your life and the lives of those around you. But before you can run a business, you need to learn how to start a business. There’s never a specific right time to start a business. Learning how to own a business is like starting a relationship. You should start a business when you have the time and attention to commit to it. However, there’s no problem with starting a side business while you are still working another job.

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Tags: StartUp | ScaleUP, SBX NOW & NXT, C-Suite CNNX

Customer Acquisition: How to (Profitably) Gain New Customers for Your Business

Posted by jesse on Jul 2, 2020 9:13:06 AM

Whether you’re a new entrepreneur trying to win over your first ten customers or a seasoned veteran acquiring your 10,000th, customer acquisition never stops being relevant. But for many business owners, sales can be unpredictable and gaining new customers can feel like a game of chance. 

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Tags: Finance CNNX, StartUp | ScaleUP, Selling, Sales CNNX, C-Suite CNNX, Marketing CNNX

Stakeholder Connections Strengthen Performance

Posted by jesse on Jun 29, 2020 2:06:41 PM

Many businesses are thriving in spite of the major challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic through increased stakeholder connections that strengthen worker and customer commitments, resulting in greater company performance. One common thread among companies that are weathering the storm most successfully is an authentic and integrated commitment to purpose larger than profitability or growth. Indeed, in the last financial crisis, Certified B Corporations were 63% more likely to survive than other businesses of similar size.

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Tags: Social Innovation, StartUp | ScaleUP, Business Implications, SBX NOW & NXT, C-Suite CNNX, B Corp, HR CNNX

How to Have Dropshipping Business Success

Posted by jesse on Jun 28, 2020 3:32:49 PM

With so much to consider, it's easy to get overwhelmed and lose track of what's really important. That's why we created this list of the crucial elements to success. These are the core “must-do” actions that will make or break your new venture. If you can successfully execute these, you'll be able to get a lot of other things wrong and still have a great chance at dropshipping business success.

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Tags: StartUp | ScaleUP, Selling, Sales CNNX, Technology Marketing, SBX NOW & NXT, Marketing CNNX

5 Lessons on Business Resilience and Stakeholder Engagement

Posted by jesse on Jun 24, 2020 4:28:28 PM

Businesses are dealing with busts, booms and everything in between amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment in the U.S. has climbed to nearly 15%, the highest level since the Depression and roughly double the number during the 2008 recession, and thousands of small businesses are scrambling for federal financial assistance. 

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Tags: Social Innovation, StartUp | ScaleUP, Business Implications, Culture, SBX NOW & NXT, C-Suite CNNX, B Corp

What Is Dropshipping?

Posted by jesse on Jun 23, 2020 11:25:03 AM

Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method where a store doesn’t keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product using the dropshipping model, it purchases the item from a third party and has it shipped directly to the customer. As a result, the seller doesn’t have to handle the product directly.

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Tags: StartUp | ScaleUP, Sales CNNX, Technology Marketing, Marketing CNNX

Unified Commerce: Next Generation of Online Business

Posted by jesse on Jun 18, 2020 4:46:31 PM

With a single view of inventory, orders, and customer data, online businesses can keep track of what’s happening across their entire business in real time, allowing them to make informed business decisions that drive revenue. Customers reap the benefits of always up-to-date product inventories and the flexibility to browse, pay, and fulfill orders however they want.

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Tags: StartUp | ScaleUP, Technology Marketing, SBX NOW & NXT, Marketing CNNX, General Marketing Trends, SEO For Today

Marketing Analytics for Absolute Beginners

Posted by jesse on Jun 17, 2020 5:42:47 PM

Retail store owners can get a sense of their business’s health—beyond looking at their financials—by observing foot traffic and talking to customers. Owners of online stores, however, don’t have the same opportunities to observe customer reactions to what they do. That’s where marketing analytics come in.

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Tags: StartUp | ScaleUP, Content Strategy, Technology Marketing, Marketing CNNX, SEO For Today