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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

Hearpreneur

I’ve now grown it to a 6-figure business and made my first hire. I landed my first international travel consulting gig with Blue Marble Dreams and traveled to Haiti to open an ice cream shop. 3 – Doubled Our Team, Hired & Retained Talent. I was granted a James Beard Foundation fellowship.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

There was also an opportunity to use technology to build a much more efficient business – one that could pass savings from those efficiencies onto borrowers. We were bootstrapping the company’s funding, so we could not afford to hire a firm to help us come up with a company name. Image Credit: Travis Good.

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Out of the Crisis #22: Ron Klain on pandemic response and preparedness, entrepreneurship, and rebuilding trust in institutions

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I'm able to do my work from home effectively, and all the technology, everything works. But I think even for those of us who have nice homes and the technology to work from home and the opportunity to work from home, there are challenges, as well. I think it's a challenge, right? I mean, I feel very, very fortunate on the one hand.