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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Seven years ago I launched a business that would eliminate my savings and push me to the verge of bankruptcy within 18 months. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. 8- Failing at my own business.

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The Basics of Small Business Loans [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

But the other thing I would encourage people to do, it’s becoming more and more prevalent in communities across the United States is that people are forming angel groups and putting together LLC funds with a group of investors all together. What you see in the bottom in the green. Sabrina: Absolutely, we work with Gust.

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The Art of Work with Jeff Goins [VIDEO]

Up and Running

It ended up losing a million dollars in the first year, and they were on the brink of bankruptcy and shutting it down because it just … The model just didn’t work. I think you’ll find is what Robert Greene in his book, Mastery says it’s true that, “The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.”

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Two Trains Heading Down Different Tracks

The Entrepreneurial Mind

And more recently, entrepreneurship was incorporated into public discourse as a main driver of economic regeneration when Iceland's President led a summit in his country on innovation, entrepreneurship, and green energy. The train is leaving the station.

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