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Entrepreneurs, Be Careful to Avoid Penny Stock Scams

The Startup Magazine

Sometimes a privately owned company will merge with a public company so it can be publicly traded without the expense or hassle of going through the traditional methods to begin trading on the stock market. Mr. Walsh falsely claimed that Bre-X found a gold mine in Burma. Although some reverse mergers are legitimate, many are not.

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5 historic billboard campaigns (or everything old is new again)!

crowdSPRING Blog

Companies have been using techniques such as eye-catching design, creative content, and clever placement to create word-of-mouth and build buzz for their products dating back to the time of our great-great-great grandparents. Burma Shave highway signs (1925). Shoot the brute some… Burma-Shave! Does your husband Misbehave?

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