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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- After the birth of my daughter. However, as most entrepreneurs will experience, when equity and pay come into play, relationships tend to warp. I wanted to write more and help other entrepreneurs and small businesses reach their goals.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

ReadWriteStart

This week's One Million by One Million roundtable was our 75th session, and we worked today with three entrepreneurs from the Midwest region of the United States. Our co-host for the program was TiE Midwest, based in Chicago. This pretty much rules out SEO, PPC, affiliate marketing, etc.

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19 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I’ve come up with my business name: Ebooks4fashion, because I wanted to create a platform of fashion marketing that helps fashion entrepreneurs, most women to start or to grow their business, through ebooks and online courses. 6- Using the idea of Chicago sports team colors. Thanks to Ebooks4fashion ! #6-

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Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Study Finds Small Businesses Waste 25 Percent Of Their PPC Budgets - crowdspring.co/GNk8Aa. LinkedIn’s Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs (annotated by Reid Hoffman) – crowdspring.co/1gIv7bI. 11 Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Be Able to Answer - crowdspring.co/19IMztu. 16aXflK. .”

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Why Small Businesses Should Adopt A Geofencing Marketing Strategy

YoungUpstarts

There are so many great marketing strategies out there, like SEO, Local SEO, PPC ads, and more. For example, say you own a wedding venue in Chicago. He has been an entrepreneur since 1991 when he started a Carbon Nano-Materials manufacturing company, SES Research. But have you heard of geofencing?

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The State of the Crowdsourcing Union, 2011

crowdSPRING Blog

These PPC (pay-per-click) experts are only paid if the terms they contribute lead to clicks and conversions for the advertiser’s site or service. . This site is a wonderful resource for Chicago-area with disabilities; essentially a version of Yelp targeted to folks who need special accommodation in their everyday life.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Vertical and Social Web Trends For The Decade

ReadWriteStart

6, 2011 we hosted our 64th free One Million by One Million (1M/1M) strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs, and the first for this year. As usual, then, I worked with three entrepreneurs working on specific businesses. In the Entrepreneur Journeys methodology, we focus on customer validation as early as possible. Mava Consulting.

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