
The sixteen weeks after Labor Day that decide your year
Why September to November closes more B2B business than the six months before it, which deals close in the fall, and how to plan the weeks as one season.
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Why September to November closes more B2B business than the six months before it, which deals close in the fall, and how to plan the weeks as one season.

The Tuesday after Labor Day opens the sixteen weeks that decide the year. Twelve items a CEO should have handled before the calendar fills.

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