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27 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Owning my own business allows me to make decisions that best suit the community while taking my own needs into consideration. Fierce is not just the name of our company—it’s a lifestyle and an attitude that our clients choose to live out with us. However, when you do score and your company catches on, there is no better feeling.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. Likelesh Gebru, Ethiopia. He’s using the money to buy more nutritious food for his family and pay for his sons’ schooling. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Alfred Jorgensen Laboratory

crowdSPRING Blog

AJL supply these yeasts to breweries in the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Spain, Brazil, Chile, USA, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, Korea, India, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Greece, Belgium, Holland, Vi etnam, Germany and many other countries. I was impressed!