Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 25, 2019

I’m grateful to be here 30 years later, providing care for thousands in the Middle Tennessee area. I started my business because I felt like I didn’t have as much of an impact as I wanted to in the small business I was working in because of the old school, bottom-line way of thinking about training and development.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2022

We opted for an extremely simple business name that features no ambiguity about what we do and what we offer to clients. Growing up, my friends shortened the sound of my name nash-a-nee-an to Nash, so when I opened my first business in Ypsilanti, Michigan, I decided to name it Nash Contracting. Photo Credit: Clare Jones.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2014

What happens when you pack three economists into a car and send them off on a road trip to discover the secrets behind America’s small businesses across the country? The book “ Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners “, by Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer, and Scott Schaefer.

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Up and Running

MAY 4, 2016

With the proper mix of skills, training, and commitment, starting a gym or fitness center can prove a successful business move. Kaylee Cahoon, the creator and owner of SMARTCore Method in Franklin, Tennessee, says that starting a fitness enterprise must come from love and passion, or you won’t last very long in the industry.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Peter and Jonathan discuss the pros and cons of being your own boss, interview Eric Cacciatore (creator of the Restaurant Unstoppable podcast) about what he’s learned from other restaurant owners, and examine Thumbtack’s list of the 10 friendliest cities for small business. Peter: Oh, Knoxville Tennessee, also.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

She reflected at her blog on all of the many wonderful small businesses that make up our downtown in Franklin, Tennessee. So thanks to all the people and families who spend their time building and running these awesome small businesses! Cecilia Academy in Nashville.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

It’s true, there are many cities in the country that are better for small businesses than others. This piece will list the best of these cities, helping you achieve business success. Atlanta is a fantastic city to start a small business in. All in all, it’s a very business-friendly city to begin your journey in.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 7, 2019

John Jantsch: This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto, modern, easy payroll benefits for small businesses across the country. Still, small businesses across the country love running payroll with Gusto. Back to Podcast. Transcript. Find out at gusto.com/tape. That’s a little weird.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 19, 2010

The latest nationwide poll of small-business owners by the National Federation of Independent Business supports what I am hearing from the entrepreneurs I work with in Middle Tennessee. The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism lost 3.2 We also know that regulation has been choking small businesses.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Capacity Capital , based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the Southeast. Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Allen Baler is a Partner at 4Patriots LLC, a Tennessee based small business that provides products to help people be more self-reliant and more independent. Baler founded the company in 2008 after 14 years as a corporate executive leading profitable business for the Easton Press and the Danbury Mint.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Other reasons to start a business here include a decreasing crime rate ; a great climate for winter sports enthusiasts; Colorado’s top ten rating for small business friendliness; and, according to the Denver Chamber of Commerce, the second most educated workforce in the country. Nashville, Tennessee.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Freshdesk is a social customer support startup offering a SaaS solution to small businesses. Such long sales cycle businesses find it very difficult to sustain and survive the pre-revenue period. At today's roundtable, we announced 1M/1M Premium company Freshdesk's $1M funding from Accel Partners. Loyaltepays.com.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 1, 2012

to anyone who invites me — if you’re within shouting distance of my travel route (roughly I-75, but with swings on I-65) I’ll come and talk to any group of entrepreneurs, inventors, small business people, leaders, CEO’s, students, teachers, new product development specialists, or, in a word, innovators.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MARCH 31, 2020

The word from Washington (and the word from here in Tennessee, too) is that we better get settled in to working from home for a while longer. Even though I’ve been doing quite a bit of working from home over the years, it is an adjustment to be only working from home. So, I reached […].

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 24, 2016

He has an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee. Receipt-Bank – Software and service to make the gathering, storage & processing of bills, receipts and invoices as easy and as cost effective as possible for businesses. Guest Links. Website: [link]. LinkedIn: [link].

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing Dave Ramsey for Insider's View , a show that runs on Tennessee Public Television, in front of an audience of about 600 students. Tags: Dave Ramsey Debt Personal finance Small Business.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Tennessee Ernie Ford, sang about the lack of money in his hit “Sixteen Tons” Guerilla Innovation- Chapter 12. One major factor that stops people from making the jump into business ownership is their relationship with money. This post is the 13th chapter/module in an online innovation book tailored for small business.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

In the end, I think it will be a good game, but Aaron Rodgers has it," said McArthur in an interview with AOL Small Business. This Cheesehead now living in Tennessee hopes he is right! The Packers will win by a touchdown."

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Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 27, 2015

He has an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee. Sometimes you’re just in a commodity market, therefore if you raise your price 1 cent over your competitors you will lose all of your business. Nextiva – VOIP phone providers for small businesses.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 10, 2010

There is a pervasive myth that 80 percent to 90 percent of small businesses fail within the first five years. Actually, studies by the Small Business Administration have found that 51 percent of small businesses survive five years and beyond. Some failure is due to the inexperience of the entrepreneur.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Starting a business is like eating glass and staring into the abyss… Pretty much everything Elon Musk says is memorable but to me this quote really speaks to the true nature of the entrepreneur. Thanks to Jim Morris, The Alternative Board Tennessee Valley ! #28 Thanks to Denise Stern, Let Mommy Sleep ! #27

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

APRIL 12, 2010

While politicians in Washington love to give speeches touting how small businesses are the engines for job growth, revving up IRS audits of small business is like putting sugar in the gas tank. The administration needs to rethink a strategy that we can audit our way to creating new jobs."

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Venture Chronicles

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

The Investigators: How to Get a Human Being – Action News 5 – Memphis, Tennessee. For small businesses the percentage points add up really quickly in their quest to eat away at profit. Nice shout out to Get Satisfaction but the other company to check out is FastCustomer. tags: blog. – gdgt.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Two recent examples from Tennessee universities help illustrate this important lesson. In fall 2007, a group of entrepreneurially minded students at Union University came together to create a vision for the school's first campus-based business. Entrepreneurship is more than just a driver of economic development.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview. Loading… Careers.

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Up and Running

JUNE 1, 2016

Tennessee-based Califarmia has built their entire concept around this trend. Your food truck may have carved out its own unique niche, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to stick with the same tried-and-true staples, season after season. To bring in more customers and make more money, consider varying your menu seasonally.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

OCTOBER 26, 2011

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

Ann: It’s a young woman in Memphis, Tennessee, who is a children’s portrait painter. Let me give you an example, I will give you an example of one of my artist’s clients, because I think I am … We’ll be explaining this in a way that’s too abstract. I am going to give you a very practical and relatable example.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 19, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Clemens, business owners start small, eventually reinvest in downtown crowdspring.co/1JI1Exk.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

He mentioned in his voice mail that he was running for the Tennessee House of Representatives. He said that he reads my blog and wanted to chat about how to help small business. He liked the fact that I seemed to be searching for common sense solutions to help small business owners.

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