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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- Our commitment to good ole’ fashioned customer service and dedicated work ethic instantly led to word-of-mouth referrals about the clean-cut, student-athletes’ impressive work. Thanks to Niesha Kennedy, Kennedy Robinson PR ! #12- 2- Develop world-class vehicles.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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When brainstorming a name for a new venture, zero in on the promise you want to make to your customers. But most importantly, we wanted it to immediately convey our promise to our customers. When customers hear a made up word or a generic business buzzword, they don’t know what to think. (I Photo Credit: Katie Dagenais.

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The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R. ► May (3) Thank you Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the.

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Have you heard about these Uber awkward PR blunders? From company executives talking of investigating the personal lives of journalists who don’t view their company favorably, to a raunchy French Uber post that had many customers reaching to delete the app, they’ve really been stepping in it lately. You go girl!

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Start Up Blog - Untitled Article

Start Up Blog

The 12 most powerful words in business from Ragans PR daily. In trying to reach and win customers, clients, colleagues, or management, show your ideas with examples. Leading, on the other hand, is nuanced, customized, and inspired. This was just so brilliant I had to re-post it here in its entirety. People like proof.

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Start Up Blog - Untitled Article

Start Up Blog

The 12 most powerful words in business from Ragans PR daily. In trying to reach and win customers, clients, colleagues, or management, show your ideas with examples. Leading, on the other hand, is nuanced, customized, and inspired. This was just so brilliant I had to re-post it here in its entirety. People like proof.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

After years working in fashion PR/Marketing in NYC and Milan, and then as a co-founder/owner of a Brooklyn-based rock ’n’ roll play space for kids under 5, I found myself becoming overly excited about my friends starting new businesses. #10 – Obsessed with Entrepreneurs & Music. Image Credit: Carey Balogh. 16 – Triangulating.

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