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A Brief History of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Women Entrepreneurs Can

The organization’s primary goal is to analyze social and economic issues that may impact America’s businesses. Their end goal is to continue to foster the development and progress of the business landscape in America. This organization has helped transform the commute in America, improving the quality of life for many.

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13 Entrepreneurs Share Their Pick for a Dream Mentor

Hearpreneur

And I guess the rest is history. Additionally, Lisa Price has encouraged me via her brand and ability to persevere despite its bankruptcy. Despite doubts from every sector, Elon Musk has opened the door for America to regain technological breakthroughs in space; after relying on Russian rockets for years. 3 – Jared Leto.

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

Surrender to Serendipity My general rule of thumb is to make a big calendar with everything I could possibly want to do on it and then in the moment do whichever of the things is easiest and aligns with the rest of the group I’m worth. Doing what’s easy primarily means not waiting in lines and not waiting in traffic.

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Every Small Business And Entrepreneur Needs The Media

YoungUpstarts

When American Airlines filed for bankruptcy, how did the networks find an airline consultant to explain the situation? It means staying ahead of the rest of the industry, being able to go out on a limb and make a bold prediction, spotting a trend before anyone else and not being afraid to be controversial or to go against conventional wisdom.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Since both sets of my parents went through bankruptcy while I was a child, learning about how to manage money became almost an obsession of mine. I became a business owner because I knew the specific areas I was passionate about and felt the rest was bogging me down from living out my true purpose. Grossman, Frugal Confessions, LLC !

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Should We Take Harvard MBAs Seriously as Startup Founders? [New Data]

View from Seed

After Stanford undergrad, I helped start and build Better Place – at one time famous for raising a $350 million Series B in what the Economist called the “Netscape moment for Cleantech,” only to end up infamous and in bankruptcy almost a billion dollars of funding and five years later. Success and fundraising are not one and the same.

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The New American Dream: Why Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur Is The Only Way Out Of This Mess

YoungUpstarts

“I will no longer view debt as negative, because I will use credit to invest so I can get out of destructive debt for the rest of my life.”. We’ve all heard the horror stories: families so sunk in consumer debt they were forced to declare bankruptcy and individuals whose educational debt haunted them for the rest of their lives.