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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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After I looked like a slob on the biggest day of my life I scoured the internet to find the solution I was looking for. I was still using a modem to connect to the internet and I can remember that it took me 40 minutes to send out a 2 mb document! Photo Credit: Rob Kessler.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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Internet businesses are harder and harder to name since the dot com is still the leading TLD. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, I went to Haiti as part of a relief team. I found that giving away donations were not enough and the people of Haiti wanted jobs and to get their lives back to their previous state.

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