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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

The word Pella has been leveraged in history as a name for the capital of ancient Macedonia which was the birthplace of Alexander the Great, one of the largest manufacturers of windows and doors in the world, and is also translated as the marvel of god in the Hebrew language. My business niche is “entrepreneurs” and “founders”.

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Regional Policy Makers in Europe Call for More Entrepreneurship

Campus Entrepreneurship

A recent release from the European Committee of the Regions : With its new start-up and scale-up initiative the European Commission (EC) wants to give Europe’s innovative entrepreneurs every opportunity to grow and become successful worldwide, paying attention to the need for regionally interconnected EU-wide clusters and ecosystems.

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Side Business: Side Hustle Interview with Chris Guillebeau

The Startup Magazine

That said, a few particularly memorable places include: Liberia, where I lived for nearly a year while working as an aid worker after that country’s decade-long civil war; Macedonia, which I found to be an especially tranquil place after a long overland journey; Laos, where I’ve never returned but it’s always on my list when revisiting south-east Asia, (..)

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