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John Jellinek

John Jellinek

La Jolla - California

John Jellinek is the President of Jelco Ventures, Inc., a private equity investment firm he founded back in 1971. Over the last thirty years, he has been apart of over fifty private equity transactions. John Jellinek is also the co-founder of the Entrepreneur Foundation at Miami University.

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2020

11 articles
How Business Owners Can Survive a Recession
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How Business Owners Can Survive a Recession

Surviving a recession takes skill and planning. Unfortunately, many company bosses wait too long before taking the steps necessary to save their businesses during a recession. Instead of waiting, they...

Free Online Classes for Entrepreneurs
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Free Online Classes for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs have become the new rock stars of the 21st century. Those who want to join the ranks of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, or even Gary Vaynerchuk will learn about free online cour...

Ensuring Your First Impression is the Best
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Ensuring Your First Impression is the Best

Originally posted on JohnJellinek.info A person’s appearance involves more than just how they dress. Making a great first impression has a lot to do with body language and, of course, an excellent pit...

The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
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The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America

Originally published on JohnJellinek.info Recent years have seen the development of an excellent environment for entrepreneurship in the United States. The number of self-employed individuals is highe...

Essential Workplace Skills for 2020
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Essential Workplace Skills for 2020

As times change, the world demands new skills. But some of them are timeless. There’s never going to be a point where clients don’t want better products, better offers. Three essential skills give an...

Technology's Positive Impact on Insurance
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Technology's Positive Impact on Insurance

Technology has had an impact on everything else in our lives, so it’s no surprise that it has also changed the world of insurance buying. Going beyond simply ease of use, it has empowered today’s savv...

The Latest in Fintech Benefits
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The Latest in Fintech Benefits

The term Fintech combines the words finance and technology. It is used to describe the blending of the structure of finance with the efficiency and security of technological innovation. People wholehe...

2019

6 articles
Philanthropy Spotlight: Robert F. Smith
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Philanthropy Spotlight: Robert F. Smith

Originally published on JohnJellinek.org Robert F. Smith is just one of the founders responsible for forming Visa Equity Partners, which is a private equity firm that focuses on SaaS technology. His e...

De-Mergers: Defining Corporate Break-Ups
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De-Mergers: Defining Corporate Break-Ups

Originally published on JohnJellinek.com Bigger isn’t always better, and that’s a principle that more and more businesses are beginning to understand. The evidence is in the numbers. 2015 saw corporat...

Top Gear’s Take on NASCAR vs. F1
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Top Gear’s Take on NASCAR vs. F1

It seems that there are pretty solid stances on which is best: Formula One versus NASCAR. Fans typically pick their choices and stick with them. Its either “Formula One ( F1 ) is boring,” or it is on...

Mergers and Acquisitions: The Basics
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Mergers and Acquisitions: The Basics

Originally published on JohnJellinek.com As companies grow, there is a natural proclivity for them to begin acquiring other businesses that could help streamline their processes or help strategically...