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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I wanted to be a part of a community of consultants that would provide me with the opportunity to build relationships with other practitioners, share lessons learned, and periodically collaborate.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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Well, for starters, I was born in Philadelphia, so I’m a lifelong Eagles fan. My father was a doctor, a pediatrician with zero interest or knowledge in business at all. How should we as entrepreneurs and as a community be acting? [00:52:12] 00:00:52] MARK: Sure. I grew up in Northern California. How does this work?

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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Business & Small Business. Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video).

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[US][Competition] U.S. Chamber of Commerce DREAM BIG Small Business Of The Year Award 2012

YoungUpstarts

These small business are each a shining example of the power of free enterprise and the opportunities it can create for America’s doers and dreamers. Chamber of Commerce has announced the seven regional finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012. – Thomas J. Donohue, U.S.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My partner and I originally started a business for all the classic “selfish” reasons – we wanted to follow our own path, we wanted the flexibility to work from anywhere, we wanted to remove the cap on our potential income. We put together a solid business plan, worked through our competitive advantages, hired the vendors we needed.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

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Philadelphia-based startup LaunchRock thinks a company’s “coming soon” page should be more than a placeholder; it should be a place for users to sign up and provide a way to share a new startup with friends. Here are four tricks startups have used to make it happen.

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Businesses Must Manage the Twitter Conversation

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I noticed when I sent out Tweets about the Beastie Boys or the Philadelphia Phillies I got Twitter Follows immediately. I see many early-stage businesses pitching me today talking about solving this need. As a starting point if you’re captured the data from step 2 you might choose to follow that particular user.