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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. With KOYA, you can easily treat your co-worker to a class at their favorite yoga studio in New York or surprise your partner with a personal message at the park where you first met. Thanks to Matthew Myre, Berri Properties ! #4-

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

My father owned PT business in New York and saw first-hand the financial toll of having to wait on long payment cycles, often not taking a salary for months before payments arrived. A former television news reporter who moved into Public Relations, I always knew that I wanted to work for myself.