Guest blogger Tim Wright is the principal of WrightResults, and blogs at CultureToEngage. Today he has some great information for us about the value and necessity of employee engagement in a startup.
Sometime between 1997 when it started and today, the Gallup Organization’s Q12 Survey made “employee engagement” one of the latest buzz phrases. In 2006, [...]
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Today’s guest blogger is Corey Blahuta, the Austin Managing Director for vcfo, Inc. He can be reached at cblahuta@vcfo or (512)345-9441. For more information see: www.vcfo.com.
My company, vcfo, hosted a great event last Thursday where a panel of experts discussed a variety of alternative financing strategies. It struck me as funny to call these “alternative [...]
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Thom Singer is the director of business development for vcfo, inc. He is also the author of three books on the power of business relationships and networking. He can be reached at www.thomsinger.com.
Have you heard? The international economy is not doing great. One cannot pick up a newspaper, read a website or hear a broadcast [...]
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One of the most unrecognized groups to help make the Austin Innotech trade show as a premier trade show is the Austin Association of Information Technology Professionals. As one of the sponsors, AITP is hosting the award program this afternoon which recognizes the city’s top technology leaders. Last year, the chapter, recognized the following IT [...]
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Ellen Wood is the co-founder and CEO of Austin based vcfo, inc. The firm specializes in operational finance and accounting, HR Solutions and recruiting services for companies of all sizes. She can be reached at 512-345-9441. www.vcfo.com.
The ongoing credit crisis is the major topic from Wall Street to Main Street in recent weeks. From business [...]
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by Greg Garrison
How do current economic conditions affect your recruiting efforts here in Austin? Austin may not be as heavily impacted by the slowing economy as much as other markets, but the current national economic situation most certainly impacts our local recruiting efforts.
Candidates are cognizant to the fact that oil is $140 a barrel, gas [...]
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The tech community is under represented in each year’s Leadership Austin class. This is a great opportunity for leaders in the tech community, so please give it your fullest consideration. Here is some great information from Thom Singer. Thom is the director of business development for vcfo, and the author of four books on the [...]
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Our Guest Blogger today is Dana Douglas, who is the director of HR Solutions for vcfo. She has some great HR advice for those of you in a high tech startup situation. She can be reached at ddouglas@vcfo.com.
Technological and financial ambiguities present in high-tech start-ups, combined with the relational stresses involved in fast-growing businesses, highlight the [...]
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