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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. 12- Disney.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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Since launching, our brand name has been one of the elements that prospects have referenced time and again in sales calls. The brand name has stood out and acted as an earworm of sorts during the sales conversion process. I wanted to create a company name that was memorable and relevant to the value proposition of my startup.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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Currently, as a profitability consultant for green and social entrepreneurship businesses, I show businesses how they can go beyond mere sustainability (keeping things the same) to regenerativity (making things better). When I was focusing more on just the green part, I used Green And Profitable. Photo Credit: Shel Horowitz.

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Do You Need a Business Plan? Scientific Research Says Yes

Up and Running

With the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. It seems like most advice on starting a business includes writing a business plan as a necessary step in the startup process.

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A Micropreneur Blueprint: How to Stay Solo, Bleed Passion, and.

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Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Background The idea for ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and the site was built by a group of talented developers in 2004. The top 6 are given the green light. July 13th, 2010 | Uncategorized Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post?

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A Sweet True Story About A Real Business

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In 2004 Larry Kaplowitz and Luna Marcus spent $1.50 Sales grew to more than $1 million annually. startups group ( smartups.org ). Tags: bootstrapping green startups startup stories Luna and Larry's Coconut Bliss smartups. This one is Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss. It’s a simple story.

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Business Planning Makes You More Successful, and We’ve Got the Science to Prove It

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Over the past few months, with the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. They create budgets, set sales goals, and document their marketing and sales strategies.