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Are You Hiding Behind Your Business Name?

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Even if you aren’t a corporation or an LLC, your state government may have rules about what business name you can use. If your name is John Smith and you run a business called Smith House Painters , then you’re using a business alias (also known as a “trade name”). Why Have a Business Name? Why Must I Register?

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America, where everybody has a chance to win

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Miss New York, now Miss America, is a Syracuse native and University of Michigan graduate, her name is Nina Davuluri. toddstarnes The liberal Miss America judges won’t say this- but Miss Kansas lost because she actually represented American values. It would appear others had a different reaction. Congratulations Nina.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. I planned a nine month transition where I began working on cultivating my business’ name, plan and initial client work. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs.

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How to Do Keyword Research for Content that Generates Leads

Duct Tape Marketing

The person who searches for “home remodeling ideas” is probably looking for something different than the person who searches for “best home remodeler in Kansas City,” right? The other is about financing; people often search about loans or government incentives associated with remodeling. Create Hub Pages.

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Transcript of How to Start Your Speaking Business

Duct Tape Marketing

” I felt like we have built really good systems and processes for how do you actually consistently find a book gigs without having the big platform or having a big name. I had a lady at the time that was helping me, her name was Lisa. How do I do that?” Grant Baldwin: I didn’t have any big following or anything.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Or the growth of Dwolla in Iowa or C2FO being built in Kansas City? So when my friend Willis Jackson from Kansas City asked Cintrifuse the question “how did you get Mark Suster to Cincinnati” the answer was obvious. 20 years ago could you have imagined ExactTarget becoming a multi-billion company in Indianapolis?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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