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Memo from Microsoft CEO announcing job cuts
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Microsoft announced Thursday that it will cut up to 18,000 jobs, or about 14 percent of its staff.
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5 Keys to a Successful Social Media Strategy
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With smaller budgets and fewer employees, small businesses must have a strategy in place in order to be effective at social media marketing.
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9 Dirty Truths About Starting a Business (the stuff that nobody tells you…)
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We’re surrounded by starting a business success stories: “How I’ve Made a Million Dollars Working From Home,” “How I Created a 6-Figure Business in 3 Months,” etc., etc. But these are all just the tips of the iceberg. What people usually don’t tell you is how they got there.
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Why Hiring Freelancers Makes Sense for Small Businesses
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Need new talent, but don’t have the resources or desire to take on a full-time employee? Hiring a freelancer is the answer. And with freelance hiring on the rise, you’ll just be one of the numerous businesses jumping on the freelance bandwagon.
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How to Run Your Business from Your iPad
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Many entrepreneurs start businesses because they want more flexibility in their lives. Thanks to technology, it’s easier than ever to create flexibility in your business environment.
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4 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Help Save the Economy
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Forget about the politicians in Washington and don’t count on Corporate America to get our struggling economy going — it’s America’s entrepreneurs that will prove to be the saviors. American entrepreneurs, through their creativity, innovation, and willingness to embrace risk, are the real engines that power our economy.
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Most College Grads Want to Start a Business — But Are They Ready?
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It’s officially summer. Caps have been tossed in the air, hands shaken and diplomas grabbed, and now thousands of recent college graduates are ready to realize their dreams. For many, those include the dream to start a business.
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Tupperware Turns To Indonesia
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Originally reported by the Wall Street Journal:
Rick Goings, the chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corp. is spearheading a transformation at the American company known for its colorful food-storage containers.
The company, founded in 1939 by inventor Earl Tupper, is headquartered in Orlando but gets 60% of its revenue from emerging markets. Tupperware expects this percentage to rise to 80% in five years.
Rick Goings, chairman and chief executive officer of Tupperware Brands Corp. Tupperware Brands Corp.
Its largest market is Indonesia, a country where it’s been challenging for many retailers to expand because of poor transportation networks and stiff competition for retail space. Tupperware has found success in the world’s fourth-largest economy because its salespeople sell salad bowls and mini food processors to family and friends at home, often transporting the products by scooter or bus.
Globally, Tupperware’s sales force of 2.9 million is still largely made up of stay-at-home moms who hold Tupperware parties to supplement the family’s income. Yet increasingly, men are also throwing Tupperware parties.
Mr. Goings, 68, talked to The Wall Street Journal about how the 75-year-old company is adapting to a changing business model. Edited excerpts:
WSJ: Do people still have Tupperware parties?
Mr. Goings: Yes. But these kinds of products have been commoditized greatly in
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It Works! Enjoys Over A 1000% Growth In 3 Years
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Earlier this year, It Works! ranked No. 27 of the world’s top 100 direct sales companies on the DSN Global 100.
CEO Mark B. Pentecost set the goal to make the DSN Global 100 list in late 2011.
“I’ll never forget that day near the end of 2011 when I met with members of our team—both corporate and in the field—and we made one decision that will forever be a milestone in our company history,” said Pentecost. “We had one message from the top down, and we worked hard to stay focused. That is how we continued to see phenomenal growth.”
Other companies recognized as part of the $100 Million Growth Club are based in the United States, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. This is the first time the DSN has recognized companies for their growth of $100 million in one year.
It Works! first made the DSN Global list in 2013 at No. 56 for its 2012 revenue of $200 million. The company’s revenue was $456 million in 2013, and it’s on track to become a billion dollar brand for over $1 billion in cumulative sales since inception in 2014.
The Global 100 is the Direct Selling Association’s annual list that ranks the top revenue-generating direct selling companies in the world.
Founded in 2001, It Works! is one of the fastest-growing