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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. Thanks to Dr. Dan Danyo, North Atlanta Hair Restoration ! #4-

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Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of Securing Capital: Innovative Financing Options for Today’s Startups

ReadWriteStart

Fortunately, the advent of the internet has changed the way startups get their funding, making access to a variety of financial resources easier than ever before. Originally introduced in 1997 by the British progressive rock band Marillion, this means of acquiring capital has surged in popularity, and for good reason. Crowdfunding.

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Home-Based Businesses – A Look Back In Time To 1985 And Beyond

YoungUpstarts

There wasn’t any internet or sending documents to clients via email back in the 80’s; it all required the physical transfer from person to person. Like out of my local community and even to another state. I can remember being quoted in USA Today in 1997 on becoming a virtual assistant. Life was grand! Pick-Up and Delivery.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Join our community. Internet and Online Business. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We ); Login or signup. Welcome | Logout. Login using: Use your Inc.com account: Forgot login ? Leadership.

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Should You Serve Fair Trade Coffee?

Up and Running

Certification began in 1997, as a concrete way to ensure that a fair trade certified (FTC) label on a product meant that a series of milestones had been met, and a socially conscious consumer could rest easy with their purchase. Thorough internet search. The Pros and Cons of Fair Trade Coffee. Pros: Keeps grievous violations at bay.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 billion, with 275 million in North America alone (source: Internet World Stats) and an astounding global penetration of 33% of the world’s population.

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Escapin' through the lily fields I came across an empty space

aweissman.com

All of it made me think back to my youth, the days of AOL, around 1995-1997. It was a wonderful, rich, vibrant community of content. I joined AOL back then because Geoff Gould published his Grateful Dead forum on AOL (keyword: Grateful Dead, I recall) - one of the first online communities. The platform succeeded. Until it didnt.

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