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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- #4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan. I am inspired by his entrepreneurship where he always stays a step ahead of others in the field.

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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

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In 2003, Ben Luftman, fresh out of law school, started Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP, with partner, Jeremy Heck. Green House Data, a cloud hosting and data center services company with a focus on sustainability and customer service, suggests looking for state incentives. After all, what have you got to lose? Turn to your state.

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Smooth-Stone Changes Name to Calxeda; Adds Hires

Austin Startup

He was previously Senior Vice President, responsible for product lines and manufacturing operations, at SigmaTel through its 2003 IPO and then acquisition by Freescale. Beatty, as Vice President of Manufacturing, brings 18 years manufacturing and business operations experience to Calxeda. Naval Nuclear Power Program.

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What It’s Like Attending the New York Times “Page One” Meeting

Hunter Walker

Scene from the Page One meeting, circa 2003. For example, John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down was hitting stores the next day and the Times was reviewing it in the daily paper – an honor that among Young Adult books had only been granted to the Harry Potter series.

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Telling Your Brand Story Through Packaging Design: These 3 Businesses Are Doing It Right

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Victoria Greene of BrandPackaging.com explains : The way a product is packaged can create a dynamic, engaging story about your brand, drawing upon a multitude of features. In 2003 owner Paul Canella began selling biodegradable dog waste bags and he’s never looked back. Enter PoopBags.com… PoopBags.com. The Packaging.

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SXSW Startups: Node

Austin Startup

In 2003, I co-founded Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc., our homes will also be designed to meet, and in almost all cases, exceed local building standards. By using a system of components, quality increases. How and when did your team come together and please fill us in on any relevant startup experience? a NASDAQ-listed clean energy company.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Greene, Land Carroll & Blair PC ! #20 We use a patented, proprietary ingredient Floralux which is naturally derived from chlorophyll (the green stuff in plants). Floralux is what makes our Restore Gel green. Eitan Lev, was born in 2003 with a rare and serious heart defect known as TAPVR. Image Credit: Nancy D.