article thumbnail

30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After being furloughed by the Harlem Globetrotters due to COVID-19, I founded Eric PR & Marketing, LLC as a way to help nonprofits and small businesses during difficult times. I officially parted ways with the Globetrotters in August and Eric PR & Marketing is my path forward. Thanks to Eric Nemeth, Eric PR & Marketing ! #6-

article thumbnail

The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

missusP : Christine Perkett, CEO of PerkettPR shares her view as the head honcho of one of tech’s best PR companies. Marketing & PR. Good marketers know Twitter is not to be ignored, and it’s clear that these marketing and PR CEOs have embraced the service.

Cofounder 239
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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. Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.

article thumbnail

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

YoungUpstarts

I can remember being quoted in USA Today in 1997 on becoming a virtual assistant. Diana Ennen is the President of Virtual Word Publishing , offering PR and marketing services. Usually if you step back a bit and follow what is happening, it won’t take long to figure it out and you won’t look like an idiot doing it all wrong.

article thumbnail

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

YoungUpstarts

Since 1997, women-owned businesses rose by 68 percent. She is the CEO of EMSI Public Relations, a top public relations firm that provides PR and social media services to businesses, professional firms, entertainers and authors. Tune into her weekly Blog Talk Radio Show, EMSI’s PR Insider every Thursday at 3 p.m.

article thumbnail

Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

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 Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Randy Parker Chip Morse Thomas Durkin Constant Contact Inc. Science and Technology Technology. Will yours be next?