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

YoungUpstarts

By Marsha Friedman, CEO of EMSI Public Relations and author of “ Celebritize Yourself ”. 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. That’s up from 602 in 2011-12.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

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. I originally provided pro-bono public relations services to artists and non-profits due to my love for the community and the arts. 4- Started as a part-time work. Photo Credit: Aaron Steed.

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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. Thanks to Arzu Yonak, Addicted Youth Public Relations. #12 In 1997 we were IT consultants. Thanks to Drew Harden, Blue Compass. #10 10 – Because No One Would Hire Me.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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So, in 2008, I began selling new and refurbished servers and storage lines, which quickly became advantageous to those small-and medium-sized businesses who needed to save money during the cash-strapped days of the recession and chose upgrading their systems versus buying new. #10) A friend challenged me to expand my offerings.