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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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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 ā€œ Celebritize Yourself ā€. Since 1997, women-owned businesses rose by 68 percent. Marsha Friedman is a 24-year veteran of the public relations industry. Since we account for 63 percent of new jobs, our success puts people back to work.

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15 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Arzu Yonak, Addicted Youth Public Relations. #12 In 1997 we were IT consultants. Iā€™d always wanted to be my own boss and build my own brand, and realized there was a limit to how much I could achieve working for someone else; I just had to take the risk when the opportunity presented itself. Photo Credit: Alex Mann.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Now a full-service agency, lotus823 combines traditional public relations, progressive content marketing, search engine optimization, and social media as well as Amazon marketing and website design for fully integrated strategies. In 1997 at just 42 years old, I suffered a massive heart attack that landed me in the ICU.

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Neurodiversity: Marie Oā€™Riordan on the sense of belonging

Transformify

Our guest today is Marie O’Riordan, Senior Public Relations & Communications Manager at Prepaid Financial Services. Marie, you were the last person to interview the late Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, in her home in Calcutta, India in 1997.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Extremely-Sharp.com originally started with a few retail locations in 1997, and we quickly started the e-commerce site the next year. I tried selling my knowledge and services in marketing and public relations and it worked! I’m very proud of the work I’ve done with Black Leopard Public Relations.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Inspirational Business Quote

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Michelle Garrett, Garrett Public Relations. #8 said Steve Jobs when he returned to Apple in 1997. If you make them feel as though you’re aren’t genuinely invested in getting to know them and helping them–and only in it for yourself–you may live to regret it. 8 – New Ideas. And he did.