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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&# That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. Vultures will start circling looking for deals.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. Thanks to Niesha Kennedy, Kennedy Robinson PR ! #12- 2- Develop world-class vehicles. Photo Credit: Dr. Geeta Fisker.

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For All Those New Female Entrepreneurs, The 5 Cs For Building A Successful Business

YoungUpstarts

Small businesses have made a huge recovery since the economic crash in 2008 and that’s good news for all of us. Since 1997, women-owned businesses rose by 68 percent. Tune into her weekly Blog Talk Radio Show, EMSI’s PR Insider every Thursday at 3 p.m. That, in turn, helps us even more – people with paychecks buy stuff!

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15 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

2008 sucker punched every college student because we now have the degree, but there aren’t any jobs available within our field of study. I’d spent about 10 years working in PR and a short time after starting a new job with another agency it just wasn’t working out. In 1997 we were IT consultants. 11 – Taking a Risk.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. Thanks to Nicole Nurse, Black Leopard PR ! #27) 24) 9-5 Scares Me.