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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started my business in San Diego in 2007. I was working full time for a company called Muttropolis and started consulting part time as Whitegate PR. I wanted to move to a city… San Diego was a little too boring for me. My grand plan was to go to San Francisco, but I applied for one job in NYC and got it!

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17 Entrepreneurs Celebrate Summer Business Accomplishments

Hearpreneur

Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! So for this year we try increase our revenue and launch a social campaign to get our customers to be more involved. We were able to successful achieve this social media campaign through discounts, free gifts and social media showcases.

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Here’s to You, Women in Business

Up and Running

Given the direct correlation between policies that are put in place to support women and the opportunities that are available to women, it’s little wonder we’re globally campaigning for change, and acknowledgement. Stage a social media campaign. Some are definitely worth applying if you own your own business.

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

After volunteering for the Obama campaign last year, a friend of mine insisted that I write a letter to our new President telling him what I thought he should do. When I was a kid, the way I logged onto the internet for the first time (to play MUDs, naturally) was through an open dial-up console at San Diego State University.

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This Proves it?—?The Pandemic Is A Startup Accelerant

Austin Startup

In my career, I have worked at large advertising, PR and marketing firms creating strategies and campaigns for big iconic brands, launched and relaunched innovations from those brands, and supported the launch of many startup companies. so can you just do some PR to get it out there.”

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