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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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So in 2015, we launched Carusele to apply digital media targeting to influencer marketing. Since going incorporated in 2015, I’ve helped scale up several small businesses in the Chicagoland area. I had a PR firm in midtown and was tired of being everyone’s Jewish mother. Thanks to Maggie O’Keefe, Maggie the Marketer ! #6-

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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I started a consulting firm called Global Marketing Resources, LLC in 2000 as source for additional income while I was a corporate executive. Working with my business partner and with my PR consultant, I first came up with the tag line, Motivate To Activate Your True Potential(tm). Photo Credit: Ajay Prasad. Not liking the “.co”

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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The system is used by over 2000 companies in 30 countries, helping them to achieve better results in almost every digital marketing and sales field. The co-owners, including myself, put our heads together to create a first-of-its-kind integrated digital marketing and PR agency, catering to both start-up and seasoned franchise companies.