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30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business

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Offering a product or service that is lacking in your area is a great reason to start a business, Drew Phillips, owner of The Angry Beaver, a gay/straight hybrid bar in West Virginia, says. “Me, The community and the public response have been phenomenal.” ” Find The Angry Beaver on Facebook! Find TrueShip on Facebook!

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25 Entrepreneurs Reveal What They Love About Running Their Business

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One of the things I enjoy most about my role is that we are defining and building a new market, a new category, Software Intelligence. It’s challenging because not everyone likes the idea of shedding light into the structural quality and risk of software systems, especially when they have just spent $50 million to build it.