Posts Tagged ‘startups’
7 Habits of Highly Effective Employees
Ross | August 15th, 2012We’re fortunate to have built a great team at crowdSPRING. What makes one employee highly effective and another average? For some of our job postings, crowdSPRING receives hundreds of resumes. How do we find the the most effective people to join our team? Contrary to the way most companies hire – we never hire the [...]
Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations and Focus
Mike | August 13th, 2012“The three main elements of public relations are practically as old as society: informing people, persuading people, or integrating people with people” ~ Edward Bernays Most startup entrepreneurs and marketing professionals will agree that a robust public relations strategy is crucial for startups and many small businesses. While there is no argument that these efforts [...]
5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Olympic Athletes
Mike | August 6th, 2012When Gabby Douglas climbed on the balance beam last week en route to her gold medal for individual all-around women’s gymnastics she was the picture of calm focus. She was smiling, but she was also tense, and as she began her routine it was clear that she had completely tuned out everything around her. You [...]
What Small Business and Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Roger Federer
Ross | July 11th, 2012A few days ago, Roger Rederer defeated Andy Murray to win his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title. It was a phenomenal match and Federer’s 17th Grand Slam title (the most in men’s singles history). Many consider Federer the best male tennis player of all time. Federer, however, had not won a major tournament since 2010. How [...]
Small business and the Affordable Care Act: 5 Reasons Why Obamacare May Help
Mike | July 2nd, 2012Last week the Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (dba Obamacare). If you are a small business owner or manager, it really doesn’t matter whether you are in the 50% of Americans who were thrilled about this decision or the 50% who were [...]
