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29 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Unfortunately, the construction sector has a sometimes unfavorable reputation, which I firmly believe is due to a lack of synergy between the design and construction phases of any project. For this reason, I released Tutor Cruncher in August 2011. It was chosen as a nod to ancient mythology.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

My idea was that during market downturns, people need to invest in marketing and reputation management because that’s when marketing matters most. Since coming to Australia in 2004 my passion for creativity was further boosted and was well alive while still doing my business degree and working in corporate world until 2011.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

UCL has built a reputation as a pioneer of collaboration between industry and academia. Crunchies 2011. Clear Books. ReceiptFarm. WorkingPoint. Invoicing & Payments. Bill On Site. BillingBoss. FreshBooks. WorkingPoint. Subscription Payments / Management. CheddarGetter. Managing APIs. Web frameworks. cakePHP (PHP). Code Igniter.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

I’ve worked hard to build a reputation of expertise that allows me to speak to other entrepreneurs and give them actionable advice. I started my side gig in 2011, quit my job in January of 2013, and now have a growing business and this year will bring in almost 3x what my salary was. It feels good being heard and valued for it!

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

The whole process of building companies revolves around recognizing an opportunity, assembling the resources, building the company and harvesting the venture. If you have a reputation for cutting corners, not treating employees or partners right, it will become very difficult to do business. ► 2011. (7). Older Post.

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Who Gets To Break The News That Your Puppy is Ugly? - Startups.

Tim Keane

« Planning for a Harvest | Main. The investor does not want to be critical, is concerned he may be incorrect, and worries about protecting his reputation-based deal flow. The investor does not want to be critical, is concerned he may be incorrect, and worries about protecting his reputation-based deal flow. November 2011.