Something you can build with your own team of volunteers quickly and affordably and cart it around the county or school district.

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You can have your own people lead a session to help build the skills of those on your team.

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But if you use tough times to recruit the best talent, be smarter in your marketing and build team loyalty, you will come out ahead of the pack when the downturn ends.

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What is your organization doing to build a loyal team of great communicators?

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Build up your portfolio by developing apps or team-up with some people at your local hackerspace to contribute to a project.

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Will your team be able to build the product or capture the sales at the level you require when you need it?

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How many members of your team can go on to build businesses of their own?

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Work to build better relationships with your clients and with your internal team.

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The team you build around you will be your eyes and ears on the ground, but an entrepreneur must see the bigger picture.

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Not only that, the team -- consisting of Atari and the Internet Explorer team -- put together an SDK to help you build your own games on the classic platform.

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Build their job around the lifestyle they desire, and make sure that you address happiness levels frequently within your current team.

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