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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Durant lost control of GM to a bankers' trust just two years later, in 1910, due to enormous debt and a crumble in automobile sales. Treasury invested $50 billion in General Motors a month later and made $39 billion from the sale of its shares later that. Thanks to Michael Hamelburger, Sales Therapy ! #16- Durant in 1908.

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide. Angel investors are people too. New England Investment Network.

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Start Here if You are Looking for Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. Although relatively new, they announced early last year that their community had already grown to more than 500 startups, and 2,500 investors. Angel investors are people too. New England Investment Network.

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Business Ethics And Social Responsibility

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It applies to the production, distribution, marketing, sale and consumption of goods and services. For example, small businesses depend on reputation and trust among people in the community. By treating employees and customers well, businesses can gain the community’s support.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

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Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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Exploring The Everyday: Janji Wants You To Change The World By Running

View from Seed

We also donate 5% of sales to a well-funded water project in that country whenever a piece is purchased. You mentioned that 5% of each sale goes to fund clean water projects. We’re also doing trips to Bolivia, Cambodia and we’re even going to do one in Vermont, which I know seems to be a little out there. helping them.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

From the community and region that I come from, it was difficult for locales to pronounce the name back when we started. We sell and license custom phone numbers, so our name sprung naturally from the results we aim to create for our customers: we get your phones to ring and, in doing so, boost your sales. Photo Credit: Bill Cherry.

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