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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- Whilst teaching 16-18-year-old college students part-time, I had taken on a Flash website build in mid-2004 for a highly-reputed jewelry company in Bristol, UK, referred to me by a friend, and done a good job, other website opportunities started to come in.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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I sell thermometers and thermal imagers, and write reviews on popular products. When I first started my web design agency in 2004, I was living on the water on Treasure Island, a beach community in Florida. Simply put, the business name Cardtek was derived from our core business, which revolves around card technologies.

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