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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I focused on what it is I do, I want to be approachable to the community and also I thought it important to express an idea of ‘moving with the times’, being fresh, consistent with modern practices and the such. So, I ended up naming the business after the place where it was born — Kansas City, Kansas.

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Twitter Link Roundup #80 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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Time to move to Kansas City for faster Internet speeds? Eye Candy for the Weekend – Most Colorful Cities on the Globe – [link]. I tend to agree that the Amazon cloud storage service for music isn’t especially innovative – [link]. – [link]. Teach your kid to ride a two-wheeler.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3 Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live

Startup Lessons Learned

We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. Welcome to our fair city. If you're in town Saturday night, you'll want to stop by Ignite: Lean Startup , a community-run event that features a number of new voices in the Lean Startup community.

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Changing the Social Channel

Duct Tape Marketing

And finally, I plan to introduce how a vibrant community, perhaps the highest objective of any business today, is built not through social media, but through the confluence of a specific set of socially assisted practices. Communities don’t generally form around, products, services or companies.

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41 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Business Quotes

Hearpreneur

” I say this to myself for my business, a freelance pr and media company called Blitz Public Relations, and I shared with my colleague here at Menorah Park where I work part-time as well as a pr media specialist. Thanks to MJ Pedone, Indra PR ! #25 . “People don’t want to be sold, they want to be helped.”