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From The Flea Market To The Stock Market

YoungUpstarts

My entrepreneurial ways can be traced to when I was 17 and decided to go into business with a friend, operating a table at a flea market. My father was laid off work and decided to join me on the Philadelphia and New Jersey flea market circuit. billion business owned by the Home Depot. Take in all the experiences you can.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. I started my business because I was laid off from a job and realized that I didn’t want someone else to have control over my future. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- 22- Become the bridge between freelancer and small businesses. 2- Was laid off from a job.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My partner and I originally started a business for all the classic “selfish” reasons – we wanted to follow our own path, we wanted the flexibility to work from anywhere, we wanted to remove the cap on our potential income. We put together a solid business plan, worked through our competitive advantages, hired the vendors we needed.