Connections will be your most valuable resource as an entrepreneur. Going to numerous events and meetings is usually an effective way to gather information, learn about opportunities, and find talent. But for some events, you’ll only have enough time to pop in and out. Here are some speedy networking tips that you can use to […]
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Have you noticed that today’s work environment is drastically different from the workplaces of the past? Enhanced technology has brought us a whole new world of productivity with the emergence of virtual teams. In our most recent Tech Park Academy, Dr. John Zachary, founder of the industrial-software development firm Cognize, detailed the challenges of using
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If your company is in trouble, the first reaction you have might hurt your business more than you would expect. No one wants to have to deal with a crisis, and that anxiety may leave you unprepared. When you make a quick judgment and use one of these three common responses, it can have damaging
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Small businesses and start-ups are the backbone of our economy. So why do they fail so often? For many, the answer is lack of long-term planning. Devin Lemoine and Eddie Gibbons, Ph. D., of Success Labs, a Baton Rouge-based management consulting firm, delivered an interactive presentation about strategic planning at a recent Tech Park Academy.
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For Louisiana entrepreneurs, there is an assortment of resources that you can use to grow your businesses. But you have to know where to look. Most of the available resources are free and easily accessible on the Web. If you are in the Pelican state, check out some of these Louisiana entrepreneurship resources: Resource #1:
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Securing and managing funding can be one of the most exciting—and nerve wracking—parts of being an entrepreneur. Often, the financial and legal implications may seem overwhelming. But fret not. You don’t need to be a lawyer or a CPA to negotiate a good funding deal. But you do have to be smart—and careful. Avoid these
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Securing funding is one of the largest initial challenges you’ll face as an entrepreneur of a pre-revenue business. But if you know what your potential funders are looking for, your odds of success are drastically increased. Recently, we asked Jimmy Roussel, Entrepreneur in Residence at the New Orleans Start-up Fund, for his perspective. The New Orleans
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There are many college classes discussing whether entrepreneurs are born or if they a product of their environment. I personally think that it is different personal ingredients that make an entrepreneur, but that’s beside the point and a topic for another day. However, in my experience there seem to be five things that every entrepreneur
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Most entrepreneurs are their business’s top sales person. If your company isn’t making sales, then you need to be able to step in and become a rainmaker.  This is one reason why volumes of books and articles have been written on the topic of selling. If you’re looking to build sales skills for entrepreneurs, here
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What was your last entrepreneurial mistake? Screwing up is fine—it comes with the territory—but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be careful. Out of inexperience, stubbornness, or hubris, there are three mistakes that entrepreneurs seem to make over and over. WATCH OUT FOR THESE: Mistake #1: Over-Focusing on the Product Since day one, you have probably
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