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10 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Leverage Networking in Business

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2- Grow our customer base. Photo Credit: Charlotte Ang. Growing our customer base through our network’s referral basis has worked greatly for us. Thanks to Charlotte Ang, Fixwerks ! #3- You can meet prospective clients/customers, employers, employees, thought leaders, etc. Photo Credit: Andrei Vasilescu.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. I was working hard to climb the ladder in the car business and had been helping customers at work with budgeting, and building their credit. Five years later we’ve turned that into a business making custom built-in bookcases.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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Thanks to Bob Shirilla, Custom Bags ! A former television news reporter who moved into Public Relations, I always knew that I wanted to work for myself. Thanks to Alison Podworski, Alison May Public Relations ! I still travel extensively, golf several times a week, and do whatever I want. 33) Ah-ha moment.