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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1- Alliteration of an existing name. I came up with my business name by finding one unique trait that defines my business personality.

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Texas goes to Kansas City for the Kauffman Foundation Eship Summit

Austin Startup

Trey Bowles from The Dallas Entrepreneurship Center (The DEC), Joshua Baer from Capital Factory, JR Reale from Station Houston, and Preston James from DivInc together in Kansas City, MO for the Kauffman Foundation Eship Summit. The Kauffman Foundation is the non-profit name synonymous with entrepreneurship.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Out of necessity. After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners.

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How to Start A New Business in Less Than 50 Hours

ReadWriteStart

It was a good choice, because you could see the fortunate companies that have been part of that process: several of their founders were working over the weekend, no surprise given the scrappy nature of these entrepreneurs. Startup Weekend - Full from Eighteen Eighty on Vimeo. He knew what he was doing, and clearly was having a lot of fun. "I

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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market

Both Sides of the Table

And I am often approached by entrepreneurs in cities which don’t have a vibrant VC community. So … Am I looking to add 8 trips / year to [name your location not already on my annual itinerary]. Of course if it’s a company on fire I would travel to any 2-hop city from LA. I travel the country a lot.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

But it’s rare that an entrepreneur or business owner doesn’t leverage their background in some way to launch their business. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. 9 – Developing an Entrepreneur Program.

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5 Tips For Improving Franchise SEO Rankings

Duct Tape Marketing

When it comes to business listings we’re talking about the basics: Name. Many times when they type in a business-specific word, like your name followed by a location, it’s a strong signal for your business address information. Yet, many businesses do not track and monitor their NAP (Name Address Phone Number) listings.

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