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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

It was originally a holding company founded by William C. Durant lost control of GM to a bankers' trust just two years later, in 1910, due to enormous debt and a crumble in automobile sales. Eventually, the company was led to global dominance by Alfred P. Thanks to Michael Hamelburger, Sales Therapy ! #16-

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Isidoro Quiroga: “South America’s Warren Buffet” Mogul Makes Next Move

The Startup Magazine

Chilean billionaire and entrepreneur Isidoro Quiroga has been called South America’s Warren Buffet for his near-perfect investment portfolio and his ability to transform businesses from small firms to global leaders. a holding company from which he has made some of the most lucrative investments seen over the past few decades.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. This raised the company's name, despite all controversies.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Prior to this, Mr. Perkin was Executive Vice President at EmSense Corporation, a leading next generation media measurement company.

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Going Global: 8 Things to Consider If You Want to Expand Your Business

Up and Running

Going global with a startup or business is easier than it has ever been (although it still has its challenges), and for many winning entrepreneurs, their success has been attributed to their consideration toward international expansion right from the very start. Often the process isn’t as complicated as first imagined. Government funding.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. Proceeds from M&As involving Israeli companies that were either acquired or merged, totaled $2.54 the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, acquired German generic pharmaceuticals company Ratiopharm for $4.9

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3 Compelling Product Packaging Design Strategies To Turn Millennials and Gen Z Into Zealous Advocates

crowdSPRING Blog

Product packaging can make or break product sales. These generations dominate product sales today and will continue to wield a great influence well into the future. Millennials’ US spending will represent 30 percent of total retail sales by 2020 and within a few years, is expected to grow to $1.4 trillion annually.

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