Business is business, right? Actually, no, not really. I’ve worked for small businesses, mid-level companies, and global corporations so far in my career. And while each company has its own approach to “making the doughnuts,” I started to notice a few trends—like how smaller businesses manage to do more with less and how large corporations always invest in marketing. In fact, there’s a lot small businesses can learn from large corporations—take it from someone who has been on the inside of both environments.

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