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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. I started Pressed PR to serve a niche that I was a part of myself – independent musicians. Thanks to Dawn Jones, Pressed PR ! #9- Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3-

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

www.entrepreneur.com

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? Coming soon to Dallas, Boston and Philadelphia.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels. Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

I'm working with a PR/Communications gurus who is trying to focus me on a name, that when you hear it, it tells people what it is you are doing. I am a realtor in south jersey/philadelphia who dabbles in naming. Some of the things you mention I have done. Others, were great ideas. Like the post says, I think those names are boring.

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How “False Expertise” Can Damage Your Business—and How to Protect It

ConversionXL

How much do you know about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? PR professionals and marketers have recognized the potential value of that proxy and shoved their leaders into the spotlight. What about Acadia National Park? Or Monroe, Montana? If you’re familiar with all three, you’re not alone.

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Transcript of How National Companies Can Infiltrate Local Markets

Duct Tape Marketing

Do you have the PR department of an organization coming to you? Sometimes if they’re working at a certain scale, we’ll just charge a flat fee for if you want local sponsorships in Philadelphia and you want a bunch of them, you can pay us this flat rate and we’ll do all the research for you.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

I live in Philadelphia, we have an amazing Score chapter here, so you want to seek out someone to help you to just … Sometimes you just need somebody to help you think through things and I have found that the Score chapters around the country are amazing resources. I love Indiegogo.