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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I was tired of the bureaucracy of government and corporate work along with limited vacation days (my balance was always bouncing off of zero!). With a dream to work for Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers as they were childhood inspirations, I moved to Nashville in January 1995 with a goal to represent them both one day… and that day is now!

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

NSN Lookup was a high-volume search phrase for National Stock Numbers used by Governments and there was a low difficulty score in achieving a high ranking in Google Search Results. The domain was chosen by analyzing the volume of search phrases for our industry in Google and in particular in the USA and UK, our primary markets.

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The Best Places to Start a Business in 2015

Up and Running

” Austin features a government-sponsored small business development program, and a reputable university business incubator. Nashville, Tennessee. Connie Britton and Hayden Panettierre, stars of the popular television show Nashville. CNN reported Austin as one of the top places in the country to start a business.

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The Top 4 Cities To Start A Business In This Year

YoungUpstarts

The brilliant thing about Nashville is that it’s in the state of Tennessee. In addition to this, Nashville is known to have great funding options for startups. If you’ve got a new business, the city government can offer support that lasts for over four years. This gives you many chances to showcase your startup to the locals.

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Nonprofit Organizations: How They Work and What They Do

Board Effect

Nonprofit organizations exist in most communities and governments, businesses, and citizens support them in various ways for the overall benefit of the communities they serve. Nonprofit organizations are organized groups of people that form for the purpose of providing goods and services state and federal governments cannot do on their own.

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Engage with Customers to Shape Business Model

The Entrepreneurial Mind

The research that goes into formulating the business plans that I typically see comes from sources such as industry reports, census data and other government-generated historical material, plus articles from business periodicals. What these plans lack is information gained from dealing with actual customers.

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Healthcare Plan and Small Business

The Entrepreneurial Mind

And let's not forget who is going to pay for this massive government program -- small business owners. The insurance companies and government officials all know who will really pay these new taxes, and yet the public is fed the ruse that the "fat cat" insurance is going to have to pay this time. Such fees and taxes are duplicitous.