How did you come up with the idea of your small business? Did you buy an existing business or build one up from a single idea?

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I lucked out and grew up with two entrepreneur as parents. I started coming up with my own "ideas" at 10 years old, and running pretend businesses out of my bedroom. Started working at the familys small business at 16 and now I handle most of it so my parents can relax/rest.

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Find yourself a mentor who has done it before and has success to show from it. That’s what I did and although I only just started my business, I can tell I’m with the right group of people

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Yeah I think that's what I need. Struggling with how to get started with everything.

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Hi guys,
How is the work culture at Tech Mahindra, specially for Business Consultants? I have come across a lot of reviews stating bad elbow and low job security. Can someone pls throw some light on it?

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Hi Fishes,
Urgent Suggestions Needed...

1. Capgemini :12 LPA(Fixed)
2. Cognizant : 12.5 LPA(0.5 Variable) + JB
3. KPMG India :13 LPA(1.25 Variable) + Some JB

Need some Suggestions from Fishes who already aware of the work culture in these Firms.

YOE : 3 Years
Tech stack : ServiceNow

Thanks in advance🙂

I just had an L7 sdm interview with Google. Seemed to go very well except one of two system design interviews. The one went great and one went ok until they asked me to estimate the cpu/ram/server needed to handle the workload. I could give a great answer. We shall see.
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Heya guys, actively looking for a senior/staff optical engineering position if anyone knows of anything let me know 😬

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I am currently a year from finishing my PhD and was looking at VC's as a career path because I like to do meta-analysis of different climate change techs. I networked with VCs and one of them was receptive but didn't have the budget currently for a full time hire. They said they'd be interested in working with me to do a research paper over the coming semester, and was wondering if I could leverage this into a full time offer?

Is a white paper with a VC going to be attractive on my CV?

We need our bowl!

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My boss....minus the sobbing

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Can I live comfortably in Dubai on 25k a month? With wife and kid too?

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For all you retail people...are you experiencing a very slow holiday season? I am a retail manager and I feel like this season has been freakishly slow. I thought we would at least match last year's number or be up a little bit but we are trending down. I talked to employees of other stores in the mall and they are saying the same thing. Is anyone else experiencing this in their market?

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Other than Medtronic, which med device companies would you consider the cream of the crop?

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Dey, This is not tinder or adult finder com, you bloody needy people.

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Hello everyone.
I'm looking for a *single occupancy* room in a
fully/semi furnished 2/3 BHK flat in a preoccupied flat
#No Gender Barriers

Preferred localities - Madhapur, gachibowli , Hi-tech city.
Any lead would be appreciated.

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What’s the word on Ace Metrix? Pros, cons? Every tool has them. More and more of my clients are using it... both for creative pre testing and measurement.

I want to switch from PR to advertising. Any tips on how to transition?

Any one wrote the gmat a few years after getting their CPA? How long did you study for the gmat?

Hello, quick qstn - I'm from Tax and planning to move to another team within the same memberfirm. I am eligible for senior nxt year. So if I move now to another team this year (maybe aug,22) will I be Still eligible for senior in my new team or should I continue to serve 1 more year there for my advancement?
FYI- feedback is all really good in my present team currently.
Please provide me your inputs on this..!!

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Hi Guys,

I have 11 years if IT expe

I'm currently serving notice period. Last working fate is September 2nd week. Hardly one and half months left. Worse thing is I do not hold any offer yet.

Thinking of transforming my career to Devops line , I dropped my paper. I started learning and doing hands ons on devops

But I'm little afraid how to get placed in devops role. Will they recruit me ? Or will they expect genuine experience in devops line.

Kindly provide your suggestions and help.on this.

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Hi! Does anyone know what kind of knowledge is needed to crack the Data Scientist interview at Google?

I'm currently working in Marketing Analytics (primarily using SQL and a bit of pyspark). Apart from mastering SQL, I wanted to know from people working at Google what does it take to get there as a Data Scientist? (I'm very interested in Strategy Ops)

I plan to another 6-8 months in preparation and upskilling myself before I even apply.
Any help and guidance is appreciated! Thanks :)

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Have 2 $100 Southwest luv vouchers, need to fly before 7/28. Selling for $150 OBO

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Hey beautiful people,
I’m 27Y and work in tech. Unfortunately my carpal tunnel is getting worst slowly. I’m worry that I still have like 45 years more to be retired and can’t stop working because I have a f* mortgage to pay 😭 I have a super ergonomic workstation, but I know my hand needs a long rest, and I can’t do it… Does anyone relate? What do you recommend?

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Looking for recommendations in the VA or DMV area for small biz:
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Hi All! Has anyone used a virtual assistant? If so, what were the tasks that you “delegated”?

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Would love to aquire / buy into / help run a small business. Hard worker, spent last 10 yrs in core operations consulting. Would a small business find the skill set valuable?

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I'm glad there's now a bowl for small business owners.

What are your top 3 challenges that you face?

I'll start. I own a wine business for background information.

1. Getting people to buy wine virtually
2. Shipping cost
3. Supply

To all the landlords/property managers out there what is the biggest problem you face on the day to day?

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Business Owners - what are you doing for health insurance?

Does anyone have experience creating a NY LLC? Is it better to create one in Delaware if I’m NY based? Do you have to file anything annually? What if the LLC had no income?

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A little frustrated that I have friends who persistently ask for discounts or free products. If you can't actually support my business when it's just getting started, wait until you can instead of asking me to lower my prices for you.

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Hello everyone I was wondering if anyone had steps on starting a small business

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🥊 It's time for a showdown! If you HAD to choose between ETSY, EBAY, and SHOPIFY. Which would you choose and why? Feel free to leave suggestions for those just starting out on the platforms too. We'll see who the winner is on Friday. 🥊

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Howdy! I’ve been a small business owner for longer than my stay in public school. Thanks for making this page! My wife and I run a photo imprinting business in our home, making photo t-shirts (also screen printed), coffee mugs, Christmas ornaments and a lot more stuff. I also own a firearms training business and am in the process of trying to start an axe throwing range. Lots of fun!!!fi

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I hustle Swag on the side. Any startups or really any company of any size need someone to build and manage a company Swag store, ping me : ).

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I am looking for payroll with hr support system. ADP is too expensive. Any other suggestions? Thank you.

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Anyone with experience in the beverage industry willing to advise me on how to launch a beverage business - including regulatory requirements, licenses/permits needed, potential costs/investment required and building a tactical execution plan for a pilot launch? Happy to pay for your time within reasonable limits. Please DM with a proposal. Thank you!

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Anyone been to a small business expo? Been in business for about a year, not doing great but not doing horrible. Think I could benefit from others' expertise and some networking. Worth it or just join a Facebook group or something?

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Could anyone share their experience on starting a small business on Etsy? I am looking to start a small business on the side of my full time job as a creative outlet.

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Hey everyone! Is anyone currently using a CRM? If so which one?

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At what point do you start paying taxes on your side hustle?

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For those who are established, what steps did you take to ensure consistent growth? One thing that has always deterred me is how often businesses fail. I'm looking for an exit opportunity and have been considering building my own thing for a while. Thanks!!

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