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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. So, Umbrex evolved out of a community that I started to meet a need that I felt myself.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Over the years, we discovered that UK homeowners and tenants needed more domestic services which we added to our portfolio as and when there was a demand. My partner Denise lives outside of Philadelphia, and wanted more flexibility to be there for her children and grandchildren. We are the one-stop-shop for every home’s needs.