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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- In 2004 I was a part-time flight attendant with a 10-year-old son living in Los Angeles. in December of 2004 with just our one little product, and by the end of 2005 we had sold 1 million Finders Key Purse(r). 2- Was laid off from a job.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- With a new CEO in 2004, the toy company shifted gears and introduced new lines of some of the most popular LEGO sets in history. I am inspired by his entrepreneurship where he always stays a step ahead of others in the field. 12- Disney. 13- My grandfather.

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Which Button Color Converts the Best?

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Green supposedly means nature, freshness, growth, and money. And by analyzing the results in the 2004 Olympics, researchers found that red also means dominance. Similar tendencies were found in the 2004 European Soccer Championship. Green vs. red: A call-to-action button war. Yellow brings with it sunshine and happiness.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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When I started my own welding business in 2004 after managing other welding companies for years, I consciously chose to throw out that playbook, because the problem I saw with generic names and generic white company trucks was that they were all interchangeable to the companies hiring their services. 19- A verb that mean two things.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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Currently, as a profitability consultant for green and social entrepreneurship businesses, I show businesses how they can go beyond mere sustainability (keeping things the same) to regenerativity (making things better). When I was focusing more on just the green part, I used Green And Profitable. Photo Credit: Shel Horowitz.

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The Future of Transportation

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When the first DARPA Grand Challenge, a competition to build an autonomous car to complete a 150-mile route, was held in 2004, the concept seemed audacious and it was. Green power reduces the energy efficiency advantage of trains and the hyperloop. Even ten years ago, most of us couldn’t imagine a self-driving car.

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Which Color Converts The Best?

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In North America, green is typically associated with jealousy. Green supposedly means nature, freshness, growth and money. And analyzing the results in the 2004 Olympics, researchers have found that red also means dominance. Similar tendencies were found in the 2004 European Soccer Championship. Green vs red button war.

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