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Sexism Battling Strategies For Millennials

Sexism Battling Strategies For Millennials

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Over the last several decades, women have made strides in the corporate world, in many cases launching their own enterprises and some taking the helm at Fortune 500 companies.

Sexism Battling Strategies For Millennials

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Despite such progress, sexism remains a significant hurdle in business, says Phuong Uyen Tran, a Vietnamese business executive and author of Competing with Giants: How One Family-Owned Company Took on the Multinationals and Won (www.competingwithgiants.net).
“Sexist attitudes are certainly well entrenched in Asia,” says Tran, who is deputy CEO of THP Beverage Group, the leading Vietnamese beverage company founded by her father.

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Andrew Wilhelmy In Business Growth Funding

Andrew Wilhelmy In Business Growth Funding

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First Business Growth Funding, a division of First Business Capital Corp. and a member of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIZ) is pleased to announce that Andrew Wilhelmy was hired as Vice President – Business Development Officer. Andrew Wilhelmy In Business Growth Funding Andrew brings a wealth of experience to his role, previously serving… Continue Reading

Investment Opportunities for Small Businesses

Investment Opportunities for Small Businesses

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The Q3 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index (Index) released today indicates that the majority (69.7 percent) of small business owners have a positive outlook about their company and the small business environment in the United States. Their optimism continues to increase and overall business health is up one point from last… Continue Reading

Training Your Sales Team Like A Sports Team

Training Your Sales Team Like A Sports Team

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Sales people face lots of competition and rejection. Quotas are a monthly scoreboard and the pressure to produce is part of the territory. Training Your Sales Team Like A Sports Team It’s not surprising, given those challenging aspects of selling, that industry pros see parallels with sports. And those similarities include the need for good… Continue Reading

Business worth Billion-Dollar from Rice & Chopsticks

Business worth Billion-Dollar from Rice & Chopsticks

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When the United States left Vietnam in 1975, it left behind a nation wracked with inflation, corruption and an identity crisis. The country staggered through the 1980s as a socialist-capitalist country – it tried socialism first, then modified it with capitalism. Business worth Billion-Dollar from Rice & Chopsticks For the families that lived through the… Continue Reading

“Yelp! Of Blockchain” – $1.4M for Review Industry

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“Yelp! Of Blockchain” – $1.4M for Review Industry

Review.Network, a blockchain startup improving the review and market research industries that has been referred to as “the Yelp! Of Blockchain”, announced on August 14, 2018, that is has secured $1.4 million (USD) in Seed Funding.The funding, which includes investments from private investors, is being used to help grow the team and further the development… Continue Reading

Lance Tyson Shares 5 Ways To Coach Your Sales Staff Like A Winning Sports Team

Lance Tyson Shares 5 Ways To Coach Your Sales Staff Like A Winning Sports Team

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Lance Tyson Sales Coach Shares Some Sales Tools According to Lance Tyson, Sales is a highly competitive field. People who sell for a living often face many rejections before receiving a “yes.  Coaching can be helpful to struggling salespeople, as shown by a recent Forbes article that reported many salespeople who quit cited a lack… Continue Reading

Sprint Unveils Second TV Ad Starring Paul Marcarelli, the Actor Who Used to Ask If You Could Hear Me Now for Verizon

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Sprint spot with Paul Marcarelli former Verizon pitchman airs tonight, promotes improved network reliability and value compared to other wireless carriers Paul Marcarelli Ads proclaim: Don’t let a 1% difference in network reliability cost you twice as much; leave your expensive carrier and save 50% on most Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile rate plans  Sprint today… Continue Reading

6 Personal Branding Lessons Every Working Professional Can Learn from Trump and Clinton

6 Personal Branding Lessons Every Working Professional Can Learn from Trump and Clinton

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Branding Lessons from Donald Trump, Criminal Clinton and Karen Leland Despite having the two highest unfavorable ratings of any major presidential candidates in history, Donald Trump and Billary Clinton have outlasted their competitors with branding lessons.  One of them is going to become the leader of the free world. (sure hope it is not that… Continue Reading