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21 Pieces of Advice from All-Time Great Entrepreneurs

Hubspot Sales

Your employer, or as I like to call it your ‘investor’, gives you the money to invest in your dream, and pay your bills while you chase your dreams." — Lisa Nichols, Founder, Motivating the Masses. Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." — Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group. If you have a dream and you have a job.

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B2B Wholesale & Distribution: Challenges and Triumphs of Industrial Wholesale Companies Facing Insolvency in Germany

QYMATIX

In Germany, specialist wholesalers and industrial distributors who can no longer meet their payment obligations due to current or foreseeable overindebtedness must, by law, file for insolvency protection. If you will not be able to meet your obligations, insolvency is cast. Forget your revenue, your brand, your years in the market.

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Sustainable Competitive Advantage

OnStrategyHQ

What’s the number-one attribute Warren Buffet, arguably one of the most successful investors in the world, looks for in a company? I meet you at one of the numerous local networking events and you introduce yourself “Hi, I’m Bob Jones with ABC Company.” Nice to meet you. ” “Hi Bob.

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Is That Sales Rep a Robot? 8 Tell-Tale Signs You're Talking to AI [+Why Human Reps Are Still Necessary]

Hubspot Sales

On the other hand, human salespeople are skilled at deciphering ambiguous requests, probing for more information, and adapting their approach to meet customers' needs. Example: Suppose a customer is considering a major investment in a new manufacturing facility. Example: Imagine a human sales rep assigned to a key account.

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Lean Startup Methodology

Flevy

The approach requires careful deliberation over detailed financial projections during the planning phase to make potential investors believe that it’s a viable investment. The approach takes its roots from Toyota’s Lean Manufacturing concept, emphasizing optimum resource allocation and minimization of waste.

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How a Mindset Shift from Selling Products to Selling Services Transformed Business as We Know It?

SmartKarrot

It is because selling a product is relatively straightforward: You find out what your customer needs , offer them a solution that meets their requirements, and buy it. But it also has its limitations: There is often little room for creativity or innovation in the product-selling approach. Cost savings. Conclusion.

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Why Strategy Is Important to Your Business Success

CMOE

With a clear strategy in place, leaders are better able to meet short-term expectations and manage pressures and decisions in a way that aligns with and sustains the company’s overarching mission and vision. Ultimately, strategy enabled Hitachi to nurture long-term relationships with investors and elevate their enterprise value.