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Entrepreneurs: Are You an Olympic Athlete or a Spectator?

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This week the SBW2012 Conference in DC offers sessions geared for small businesses including a Social Media forum, Business Matchmaking, and Federal Contracting 101. Olympic athletes are very familiar with the high standards set by coaches and judges. The conference ends with the Champion Awards Dinner. Performance is the equalizer.

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Recruit Cal Ripken, Not Reggie Jackson, To Your Startup

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In contrast, Lex Sisney, author of Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business , CEO Coach and Co-founder of Commission Junction has had success compartmentalizing such difficult high-performers. According to Lex, “Sometimes you just can’t say no to great talent. Share and Enjoy.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. It will be exciting to see what they can accomplish, but I think its challenging to get the same level of exposure in tech business media as Bay Area startups -- although sites like Lalawag and TrendSlate are trying to change that.