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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

As basic mobile phones became ubiquitous around 2006, we set out to create a service to empower organizations to connect with their members through text messaging. I’ve been voted the best photographer in Charlotte, now I’m setting my sights on the whole Southeast. I used to believe that the entire hiring process needed to be reworked.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Soon, we were getting referrals in states (outside of Phoenix, where I was at the time) and instead of telling those clients no (because I realized if I said no, they would find someone else) I flew to the different areas, reached out to my network and would hire and train sitters in those cities.