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Zack Oates of Ovation on Building Business Connections through Digital Storytelling

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Soliciting feedback from customers often seems like a daunting task. However, Zack Oates and his team at Ovation have cracked the code with a proven strategy that not only encourages guest feedback, but also establishes a personal connection for exceptional results.Zack Oates and the guest feedback platform Ovation have taken a radically different approach to hearing from customers, which stems

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How Owning a Professional Rugby Team Changed the Way I Lead

When I signed on as a founding owner of the Houston SaberCats, people asked me the same question over and over: "Why rugby?" To be fair, it wasn't the obvious move. I'd already built a successful career in commodities trading and entrepreneurship. Rugby wasn't a mainstream sport in the U.S.,

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Daymond John on Navigating Supply Chain and Tariff Issues

Daymond John is an original Shark Tank shark (the 17th season premieres September 24), the visionary CEO behind the iconic global fashion brand FUBU, the founder of The Shark Group, a philanthropist and so much more.Following his fired-up talk at Entrepeneur's Level Up conference in Las Vegas, we caught up

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This Is the Marketing Strategy Every Small Business Can Afford

We hear the word "local" a lot these days, like local farms, local services or local support. But when it comes to your small business, especially one that is trying to grow online or compete with national chains, localization is no longer just a nice-to-have. It's now something that directly

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Here’s Where Prince St. Pizza Is Opening Next

Lawrence Longo is certain about one thing: America needs a great national pizza brand.Not just a chain that cranks out slices, but a name that stands for quality, heritage and the kind of flavor people will travel for. "Our goal is to be that premium slice shop in America," he

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Mom’s Creative Side Hustle Grew to $570,000 a Month: Penny Linn

It's the era of the side hustle, and if you've ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you're in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults have side hustles, and their supplemental gigs make an average of $891 a month, according

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How to Win Over Your Competitor’s Customers

Your competitors aren't perfect. Maybe their product underdelivers. Maybe their site is frustrating. Or maybe they just stopped paying attention to what their customers actually want.You don't need to undercut prices or run aggressive campaigns. You just need to create a better, more helpful experience from the first click to

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This Leadership Practice Keeps Teams Moving Amid Uncertainty

When uncertainty rises, many leaders do the reasonable thing. They become more careful. They slow spending. They pause plans. They wait for clearer signals before committing to big moves.At first, it makes sense. The conditions are unclear. The pressure is real. No one wants to overcommit when the stakes are

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After Studying 233 Millionaires, I Found 6 Habits That Fast-Track Wealth

Entrepreneurship is the quickest path to wealth, offering the potential to bypass the slow grind of traditional saving and investing. I am a CPA, Certified Financial Planner and author of Rich Habits: The Routines Millionaires Use Daily That Will Help You Build Wealth.Over a five-year period, I studied the daily

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His Side Hustle Earns 6 Figures a Year: 1-2 Hours of Work a Day

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Dennis Tinerino, 39, of Los Angeles, California. Tinerino worked in online sales when he first learned about domain names and launching websites, which helped him discover domain investing as a side hustle. Here's how he turned the gig into a lucrative business that brings

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5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting an Ecommerce Business

As a 3X founder and veteran book publisher, I've brought thousands of authors to market, including several that climbed the New York Times bestseller list. Like most publishers, I always relied on traditional channels to handle sales and distribution, including, of course, Amazon. It always worked for me, but it's

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