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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

This led to iRobot’s sale of more than 4,000 PacBot robots that perform perilous missions (like bomb disposal) in support of soldiers and first responders in combat. Since its inception, iRobot has sold over 30 million robots globally. Black Diamond — Skiing to success. In 2001, they secured their second SBA loan for the business.

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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. Inty is a word my friends and I used as kids for the internet. As my business is internet-based (SEO), the name made sense and also had sentimental value. Thanks to Becky Colwell, Heart to Heart Sales ! #20-

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue!

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally.

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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via @_DataTsunami on Twitter A tidal wave of valuable data is surging from the Internet and connected devices today, and the volume is growing exponentially each year. This is nearly 30 times the size of the entire global Internet in 2000. All devices are fast becoming self-aware, user-aware, and Internet connected.

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How to Start a Home Health Care Business

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To supplement this guide, I interviewed an expert in the home health care field: Carol Byrne is the National Sales Director for 21st Century Health Care Consultants, a consulting firm which serves home health care agencies throughout the United States. percent in 2000 to 19.6 Nursing aide. Social work. population. percent by 2030.

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The Next 10 Years Of Infocomm Technology

YoungUpstarts

According to this source , the global proportion of urban population rose dramatically from 13% (220 million) in 1900, to 29% (732 million) in 1950, to 49% (3.2 1990s to 2000: Infrastructure, Security, Management, etc. 2000 to 2005: CRM, SFA, ERP, Payroll, Analytics, etc. Macro Trend 2: Urbanization. billion) in 2005.