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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. So I started my business, not because I had always wanted to be an entrepreneur, but for survival purposes. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

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Sometimes your whole life can change from what you thought was a loss

Jeff Hilimire

Stay tuned on that one ;) So, I got spanked in this tennis match… I went to a small liberal arts college for the first two years in order to improve at tennis enough to ultimately transfer to a Division I school. Even though I played well, I wasn’t happy after the match because I knew I could have beaten the kid.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. My journey as an entrepreneur began at N.C. Each story is different though the reasons may remain the same.

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What is Brand Identity and How To Create a Great One: A Complete Guide for Marketers and Businesses (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

Ramon Ray , a successful entrepreneur, speaker, best selling author, and one of the country’s top small business experts, meets with thousands of small business owners every year. Entrepreneur outlined this in their look at USP : Pinpointing your USP requires some hard soul-searching and creativity. But, that’s not all.

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