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#PRFails: Pitching

This post was originally published on this site Media relations has never been easy. Building 1-on-1 relationships needs to be balanced with getting as much “ink” as possible, and the two priorities often conflict. Not to mention, putting to bed old-habits that no longer work – such as the tendency to mass-pitch – is a hard proposition to ask …

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10 Self-Care Apps for Entrepreneurs (and Overwhelmed Professionals)

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator Entrepreneurship is a daunting task – any seasoned entrepreneur would warn incumbents of the scatterbrained feelings associated with long work days, sleepless nights, rushed meals, and skipped workouts. To those of you already nodding in agreement or reaching for your fifth cup of coffee, I would like to offer a …

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Digging Networking Canals to Create Mentor Pools

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator It all started with a powerful dialogue at SOCAP15 – a circle of program managers gathered in San Francisco from accelerators and incubators far and wide, dissecting the possibilities of resource-pooling to fortify a mentorship network for aspiring entrepreneurs. During this stimulating idea exchange, an intriguing question was posed: “What …

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How To Crowdsurf, I Mean CrowdFUND Wisely

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator Intern To crowdfund, or not to crowdfund: that is the question. Lucky for you, you can debate the pros and cons without suffering flashbacks to high school English literature. You have likely watched “crowdfunding” become a hot topic and headline endless fundraising articles in the entrepreneurship information exchange. You may …

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An Infographic Guide on 8 Ways to Turn PR Downtime into Innovation

This post was originally published on this site Everyone knows that PR pros are some of the busiest professionals out there. They run from meeting to meeting and are constantly strategizing and tending to their brand’s needs. But every once in a while, there is a calm in the storm; and this can feel very …

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Stepping Our Game Up: America’s Path to Innovation

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator Intern, and Jenna Fitzgerald, Market Analysis Intern Our Current State This may come as a surprise to some of you but the sad truth is that competition, especially within the business world, is diminishing in America. The question of this century is… How can we eliminate barriers to reignite competition and …

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Where does Steve Case see Opportunity? The Third Wave – A Review of Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in the Years to Come

By: C’pher Gresham, National Director of Expansion Steve Case, the preeminent entrepreneur and investor, wrote his first book “The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future”, about the future of the Internet. While adopting a forward-thinking perspective, Case incorporates his experience as the founder of AOL to demonstrate how the next phase of technological …

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A Session with Sara, SEED SPOT’s new Phoenix Executive Director!

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator Intern It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… SEED SPOT’s new Phoenix Executive Director (and full-time Superwoman), Sara Scoville-Weaver! You’ve heard her name, you’ve likely read the press releases, and you may have even spotted her moving into her seventh-floor desk overlooking downtown Phoenix. But who is the impressive lady …

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