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How I Lost 40% of My Company in Four Hours

By Adam Morris, and EO Portland member and President of West Coast Careers, Oregon Picture this: It’s early 2013. For about 14 months, my business partner and I have been working to launch West Coast Careers, a sales-recruiting firm specializing in our local market. There are five of us on staff: My partner, me, two recruiters and

July 12, 2016

Unleashing Millennials: Changing Your Mindset to Change Results

Mindset is everything. In this video, Jason Forrest, an EO Fort Worth member and Chief Sales Officer for Forrest Performance Group, challenges the mindset of “loser millennials.” He offers mindset and behavior changes to unleash this generation’s potential: Change how you see millennials. Understand what drives millennials (they desire to be coached, inspired, and part of a team). Tap into their whys to

July 11, 2016

3 Questions That Will Inspire Innovation

Asking these questions just may spark your next big idea. Andy Bailey is an Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) member from Nashville and lead entrepreneur coach with Petra, a business-coaching firm. Andy also serves in an advisory role on the Gazelles Council, the leaders of the scale-up movement. We asked him about his thoughts around innovation and the

July 8, 2016

Tying Loose Ends: What You Need to Do Immediately Following the Sale of Your Business

By Mark Tepper, an EO Cleveland member and president of Strategic Wealth Partners So you’ve shaken hands and signed on the dotted line. Time to bust out the cocktails and take a yearlong trip without your cell phone or laptop, right? Almost. Be sure you have the following loose ends tied up, then go ahead

July 7, 2016

Project Octane: Students of Opportunity – An EO GSEA Journey

For participants of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), EO’s flagship program for nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs, opportunities for leadership and business growth are boundless. In this edition of Project Octane, we highlight the 2016 EO GSEA Finals, where 51 #studentpreneurs from 51 countries came together in Bangkok, Thailand. Discover the role EO

July 6, 2016

4 Ways to Know Whether Your Idea Is Worth Protecting

By Kevin Xu, CEO of MEBO International So you have a great idea, and you want to build a business around it. That's great! But how do you know when your idea is worth protecting from poachers? First, you have to understand what intellectual property is. Intellectual property is any idea or product that is valuable to

July 5, 2016