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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After serving various sale director roles it dawned upon me that the data entered into the CRM by sales guys working out of the office, was inaccurate. My parents came from Haiti to the United States and did not have in-depth knowledge of what was required to obtain financial freedom in this country. Photo Credit: Oscar Macía.

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The Crazy Marketing Campaigns That Actually Worked

YoungUpstarts

In 1999, eCommerce company, Half.com , turned a $100,000 investment into a $300,000,000 sale. Using biodegradable bubble wrap, the company’s PR company then donated it all to Oxfam to ship goods to Haiti after the country suffered the devastating 2010 earthquake. Image credit: www.portigal.com ].

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Are You Using This Six-Letter Word?

Rembrandt Communications

Times are tough right now, and the recent earthquake in Haiti really makes us stop and think about our blessings. With this in mind, have you thanked your customers, partners, associates, and media contacts lately? If not, here are three simple ways to use this six-letter word to improve your relationships – and your business: [.].

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Are You Using This Six-Letter Word?

Rembrandt Communications

Times are tough right now, and the recent earthquake in Haiti really makes us stop and think about our blessings. With this in mind, have you thanked your customers, partners, associates, and media contacts lately? If not, here are three simple ways to use this six-letter word to improve your relationships – and your business: [.].

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Austin’s opportunity to change America’s entrepreneurial narrative

Austin Startup

In 1991, ten-year-old Jerry and his family escaped civil war in Haiti and resettled in America as refugees. We’ll also have copies of my book (all proceeds from sales will go to Entrepreneurs for Houston, a group of entrepreneurs rebuilding another great city post-Harvey). RSVP here if you’d like to join. Austin, we have a problem.

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5 questions for New Story after a month in Y Combinator

Jeff Hilimire

3) become in-kind donors — an example is Atlanta-based film company, Friendly Human (they’re amazing) – who is coming down with us to Haiti on July 15th to shoot a brand video! For over a year and a half, they did less than $500/month in sales, every investor laughed at them, but they kept pushing.

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Success – How Badly Do You Want It?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Made more sales. It’s a biography of Dr.Paul Farmer , one of the most inspiring people I’ve heard of, and whose non-profit ‘Partners In Health’ is touching the lives of thousands of downtrodden people in desperately poor countries like Haiti and parts of Africa. My passionate purpose. Generated more profits.

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