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A Sweet True Story About A Real Business

Up and Running

In 2004 Larry Kaplowitz and Luna Marcus spent $1.50 People liked the product, word spread, and they expanded production to a small, licensed trailer. To increase production again, they partnered with a local dairy. They visited coconut farms in Thailand to develop a relationship with the important supplier.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Then I read, listened to tons of podcasts/audio books, saved 10K of my per diem traveling money so I wouldn’t have to go in debt to acquire products & launched. When I started to feel that I was product pushing and not focusing on tailored solutions specific to my clients – I decided to start my own company.

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Castlewood Group – Build It, And They Will Come And Invest.

YoungUpstarts

Thailand’s resort island of Phuket is well known for its lush tropical beaches and luxury resorts that attract a large number of tourists from around the world, when its population can double from half a million to over a million during the peak tourist season. But the island is today seeing a level of development like never before.

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