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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up with Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

2- Personal inspiration Photo Credit: Terina Nicole I launched my business 23 years ago in the year 2000. This is especially true for the organizational leaders, entrepreneurs, and key staff members I have as coaching clients. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. We wanted to say no to Tingo!

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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). It is 12,000 sq ft of indoor /outdoor space and we’re building into a community work environment. Why should investors know all the tricks of the trade while first-time entrepreneurs operated at a disadvantage?

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

To help foster this innovation, many colleges and universities have opened business incubators, helping students and others in their community to help make their innovative dreams a reality. At Rochester Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurs Hall, innovation is a way of life. Teens in Tech Labs. Based in Mountain View, Calif.,

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Boston’s WebInno Is Now BIG

Genuine VC

Back in June, the local Boston tech community together celebrated the ten year anniversary of the Web Innovators Group, affectionately known as “WebInno.” Originally, I had invited a dozen or so internet entrepreneurs to a Cambridge bar where we crammed into the back room wearing hand-drawn nametags.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 2: Anand Sanwal and Chris Shipley

Steve Blank

Those were the messages from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Clips from their interviews are below, but first a word about the show: Entrepreneurs are Everywhere airs Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern on Sirius XM Channel 111. I think it’s just entrepreneurs.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- After a disappointment on my biggest day. At that time, in the year 2000 there were no spam filters so it was pretty easy to contact other translation companies to setup cooperation. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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The High School Handbook For Young Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

The tortoise and the hare is a great bedtime story, but also proffers some advice to every young business owner and entrepreneur alike. The CEO of Blockbuster, John Antioco, said in 2000, “Redbox and Netflix aren’t even on the radar.”. A young entrepreneur often doesn’t realize the access to capital in which they have.