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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- Thanks to Niesha Kennedy, Kennedy Robinson PR ! #12- Ad and PR budgets were often the first to get the cut when companies needed to tighten their purse strings. My very first job I was working as a jewelry designer in the diamond district in New York.

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The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders | TechCrunch

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This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. I want to reflect on my experience as a non-technical founder and reassess my original decision – almost two years ago – to stick to what I’m good at, and not waste time learning to code. New York City. Thursday, February 23rd, 2012.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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Thanks to Leonard Jacobs, Clyde Fitch, LLC ! #4- PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- I remember hearing the Spanx founder, Sara Blakely, talk about brand names and how having a strong K sound in your name made it more memorable. After that, I let our work speak for. 4- Picked from a list of 50.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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When my Japanese husband died at a young age almost 16 years ago, I had been doing medical writing for a major New York Hospital and also helping him with his documentary films for Japanese and American public television. Thanks to Joe Battisto, Haven Environmental LLC ! #6 #2 – To Reinvent Myself After a Tragedy.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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The next step was to then search the New York State business database to see if anyone else was using these names. Both of our founders have struggled with mental health, and have found solace in counseling, journaling, and lots of self-reflection. Thanks to Danielle Sheerin, Dear Babe Boutique LLC ! #13-

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How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea

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These days sales, marketing and PR people seem to grow on trees. Founders seem to take for granted exactly how in demand a good programmer is. Simultaneously, founders tend to take for granted how in demand bad programmers are too. Motivation to work for sweat equity is something else that founders tend to take for granted.

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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 started Mobile Home Friend, LLC with my son back in 2015. Thanks to Chuck O’Dell, Mobile Home Friend, LLC ! #6- I started Pressed PR to serve a niche that I was a part of myself – independent musicians. 6- To foster human connection.