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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

This led to iRobot’s sale of more than 4,000 PacBot robots that perform perilous missions (like bomb disposal) in support of soldiers and first responders in combat. Columbus Technologies and Services — To NASA and beyond. With the SBA’s help, however, Columbus was able to diversify its business.

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Small Business Story – Granola Snacks

Up and Running

“I made my first sale to friends and family in 2008. And if all that encouragement didn’t get her motivated, that first sale of her granola snacks sure did. In the middle of this, they realized they wanted to relocate and in their research, realized Columbus, Ohio had stimulus money still available to small businesses.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 20: Nayeem Hussain and Will Zell

Steve Blank

But it’s sales that really drive your progress with those three groups of people. Will : Yes, (although)… Columbus, Ohio, has come a long ways, frankly, from a venture perspective. Drive Capital came in (to Columbus). . … whether that’s partners or employees that you bring on.

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Future of Commerce and Retail Hot Takes With Web Smith

Hunter Walker

I’ve been fortunate enough to hang virtually with Web Smith for the last few years which has exposed me to sharp thinking about brands, retail, parenting and, uniquely in my echo chamber, Columbus, Ohio. Soon after, our family moved to Columbus, Ohio for my marketing position at Rogue. Why make Amazon’s job easier?

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Getting into the hot deals before they're hot

This is going to be BIG.

Feels like a Columbus discovering the New World story. Just a few months later, when I led the seed round of Canary , we closed the round just a couple of weeks before their record setting $2 million pre-sale on Indiegogo. In fact, a local venture firm turned the company down just a week before the pre-sale.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Businesses come to us with a problem (usually they are lacking sales or traffic). In addition, we continue to give back to sea turtle conservation, as with each desk that we sell, there is a contribution made to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Save the Sea Turtle fund. Thesaurus.com is your best friend here. 15 – The Queen.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. I also like to get a sale $$$ ASAP. We’re a mobile development firm looking to increase new client sales. We have two full time sales people and we use Salesforce. Either way, it’s a sales thing.