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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

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Small Business Labs. Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Welcome to Small Business Labs. Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. September 2011.

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Iron Tribe Fitness – From A Garage To A Thriving Business

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Here’s a more humble example of a small business that began in a garage. In 2011 it saw US$1.1 He opened his first personal training studio, Fitness Together, way back in 2001, which he grew to six outlets before selling them off. Forrest Walden officially the first Iron Tribe Fitness facility in 2010.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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For my current financial practice, I really struggled with naming it when I first left Edward Jones and went independent in 2011. But, something professional, something that could withstand the demands of a start up and hopefully life after in the competitive PR small business arena. . #8 – A Younger Generation.

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Meet Bryce Roberts: The Man Who Challenged AngelList

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He began as part of Salt Lake Citys Wasatch Venture Fund (now Epic Ventures ), an affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, in March of 2001. Roberts is in the news this week because of his high-profile critique of Angellist , the hot new investment network Robert Scoble has called the new Silicon Valley hype machine. startupcto

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

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Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. In November 2011, David Rosenblatt took over as CEO and has been scaling the company ever since. annual GMV.

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Transcript of Managing an Expanding Business, With Your Mission Guiding the Way

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You had people opening affiliates in their garage and really taking, it was kind of first time that, you know, we’re talking 2001, people are taking this information off of the internet and turning into these brick and mortar locations where people were working out. That stuff’s hard especially when you’re a small business.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Loading… Small Business. Small Business. About 14% of the technology firms that have held initial public offerings between January 2011 and the end of June 2012 went public with at least two share classes—more than twice the 6.4% Small Business. » More. Loading… Careers.