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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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In 2011, I began learning about hair restoration and started North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012. 8- Appreciate small businesses. I started Rising Star Reviews because I’ve always had a passion for helping small businesses. Now it’s the most satisfying business I’ve ever been associated with.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. » More.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Geben Communication

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Instead, I want this to be a celebration of women who go out, start their own businesses, and get exactly what they want. Today’s spotlight is Geben Communication , a PR and communications firm located in Columbus, Ohio. 2011, we grew 150% over 2010. Wanna your business on this blog!? And, it’s a good place to be.

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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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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% Ohio Freight Train Derails, Catches Fire. Small Business.

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From the Vault: America’s Founding Entrepreneurs

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EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally published this post back in July of 2011. He leveraged his abilities and knowledge to pursue acquisitions of land in Virginia and Ohio, and successfully diversified his family’s holdings away from tobacco and into milling, horse breeding, weaving, and distilling. Photo: Makaristos.