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Naming Your Business: Process and Pitfalls

The Startup Magazine

Company names like Apple, Amazon and eBay evoke an image of success and cutting-edge technology. It’s hard to overstate the importance of a business name. Getting your business’ name right could mean the difference between “Blue Ribbon Sports” and “Nike.” Here are some tips for how to come up with a business name.

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Startup Braidy Industries is Disrupting the Transportation Industry

The Startup Magazine

Braidy Industries is a new aluminum rolling mill in Greenup County, Kentucky. Built on a greenfield site, the Kentucky manufacturing facility will process advanced aluminum materials for the automotive industry. As a startup company, they have a unique foothold in the automotive industry. Background.

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20 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Dan Close, Buy Houses in Kentucky! #6- We all know this name because of the person’s antics in the soccer world, but little do people know about the entrepreneurial side of his life. As he grew famous as an athlete, Cristiano launched his menswear brand by the name of CR7. 6- Who focus on long term.

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[Review] Beam, Straight Up

YoungUpstarts

Fred Noe, or Frederick Booker Noe III, is a 7th-generation Beam – Jim Beam, of whom the famous whiskey is named after, is his great grandfather – and the company’s Master Distiller. It may make you mighty thirsty, though.

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Eight Ways To Get Past The Fear Of “No”  And Start Risking Rejection

YoungUpstarts

That franchise, of course, became Kentucky Fried Chicken. Persistence is the name of the game. At 65, Colonel Harland Sanders set out in his car to promote his fried chicken recipe and to sell franchises. Sanders had to endure more than a thousand rejections and travel thousands of miles, before he finally sold his first franchise.

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The Top Nine Challenges Of Growing an Entrepreneurial Business And How To Tackle Them

YoungUpstarts

Some of them, such as Eyebobs in Minneapolis, Trilogy Health Services in Kentucky, Defender Direct in Indianapolis, SecureWorks in Atlanta, and Mellace Family Brands in California, were well-known companies. His book “ Smart Growth: Building an Enduring Business &# was named a 2010 Top 25 Business Book for Business Owners by Inc.

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How to Start a Real Estate Business

Up and Running

Morgan Franklin , a licensed real estate agent based out of Lexington, Kentucky, says, “I was confident [my idea] was going to work because I had already developed enough business to pay all of my startup expenses before I took my real estate exam.”. For Tim, choosing a company name was a strategic action. “My How to Name Your Company.