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Share The Air

A few weeks ago a co-worker sent me an instant message: “You’ve got to watch this business plan pitch. It’s crazy!” Of course I clicked and watched it. It only takes a few minutes before the “disbelief” starts. I’ve seen professionals shun slick PowerPoint slides to use handwritten or even marked up on whiteboard slides [...]

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Promotional Panic Syndrome often goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem harmless at first. Recent studies have shown that early detection can decrease complications, including: wasted money, lack of new business and silent phone syndrome My fellow Duct Tape Marketing Coach and Mentor, Cidnee Stephen coined the phrase “Promotional Panic Syndrome” to describe the [...]

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Despair Humor Success

by Steve Lange on December 30, 2009

Here on the Business In General blog, and at Bplans.com, we are committed to optimistic support of entrepreneurship and the startup and growth of business, especially small- and medium-sized businesses. I’m not Pollyanna-ish about our business environment, however. It is unrealistic to think, or even hope, that a few short months of so-called recovery, including [...]

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