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The point of maximum leverage

Seth Godin Blog

The best way for a marketing team to grow sales and market share is to help design a product that uses a network effect and builds remarkability and engagement right into the item itself. For a job search, fixing your resume isn’t nearly as important as shipping a personal project. It goes on and on.

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Capital Controls Destroy Greek Small Businesses; Bank Shares Plunge Again; Record Contraction

MishTalk

July’s sharp decrease in the level of new business at manufacturers surpassed the previous record set in February 2012. Panel members commented on the impact of capital controls on demand, and also cited a generally uncertain operating environment which further weighed on sales. On Monday Greek Bank Shares Crash 30% as Market Reopens.

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Some Things Never Change

Martinka Consulting

Less than 20% of all hiring that takes place in today’s market occurs from submitting a resume or application to a published Internet opportunity. The International Business Brokers Association and other sources have stated for years similar statistics for the sale of small businesses.

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How to Discover and Own Your Consulting Superpower: Interview with Charles Browne

Consulting Matters

So, yeah, just like you say, I kind of dabbled around a little bit, once I did find permanent employment again, I did dabble around a little bit in some coaching and some consulting for friends and other small business owners in my neighborhood, and in my area, trying to help them improve. And I went after them, and I fixed them.

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Anyone Can Succeed - Celebrating 15 Years of Consulting Success with Dan Weedin

Consulting Matters

Dan Weedin is an author, speaker, consultant, coach, podcaster and founder of Toro Consulting , a firm that specializes in small business growth, particularly in the insurance/risk business. Betsy Jordyn: We were at a business training where we were learning how to grow our consulting practices back in the day.

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Don’t do These 3 Things if you Want to Build a Strengths Based Team

Leadership Vision Consulting

Sometimes you have to do it from scratch – going off interviews, resumes and references. Example Another company we were working with did a lot of sales presentations. Building a strengths based team is tricky, yet incredibly important. Other times you get the luxury of building a team from your existing people.

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Options for Post Consulting Careers

CaseInterview.com

Or a problem involving sales and marketing over-selling and over-promising in their messages, causing the client to have unrealistic expectations? Work in strategy or business development for a big company. Run their parent's family-owned small business. He found that McKinsey on the resume was a liability.