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Paul-Miki Akpablie

Co-Founder & CEOAkos Technologies Inc.

San Francisco, CA

Member Since January 2023

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Microsoft Office

About

A lifelong entrepreneur who is passionate about building products and services for underserved communities.

Published content

Overcoming The Wholesale Technology Deficit

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The wholesale industry is largely stuck in a manual, practically pre-internet age. It's time for a change.

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Every business faces setbacks at some point. Whether it’s a campaign that didn’t perform as well as you expected or a product that experienced major delays in production, setbacks seem to be part of the everyday entrepreneurial experience. What really makes a difference is how you respond to them. Here, 11 members of Young Entrepreneur Council share how they respond when they experience setbacks in their businesses and what steps they take to effectively reset and move forward.

Embracing Rejection As A First-Time Entrepreneur: A Tactical Approach

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While it's natural to feel discouraged after being turned down, it's crucial to maintain a growth mindset and view rejection as an opportunity to learn and improve.

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When you're feeling burned out or overwhelmed with the constant struggle to balance work and life, it can often feel like you don’t have any time to dedicate to self-care or getting yourself back on track. However, you don’t necessarily need an hour of meditation or a long workout to get your mind in a better state. Often, five minutes of intention is just the right amount of time to get you the motivation you need to push forward. Here, the members of Young Entrepreneur Council share 10 of their favorite quick, five-minute-or-less tactics anyone can use to banish overwhelm and achieve a better mental state.

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Defining what makes your business unique is one of the most important tasks you can do to help answer the question of why customers should buy from you. Without a differentiating factor separating you and your competition, you ultimately give customers no reason to choose your business over another—which isn’t a helpful strategy when looking to grow your company. But if you’re new to business or haven’t considered your brand’s niche before, how do you go about determining it? The members of Young Entrepreneur Council can help. Below, they offer up 10 questions you can ask yourself that will help you define what is unique and different about your brand and explain why these are such effective questions to ask.

Company details

Akos Technologies Inc.

Company bio

The financial operating system for your wholesale business.

Industry

Financial Services

Company size

2 - 10

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