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Archive for the “Entrepreneurship” Category
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Five Reasons To Have A ‘National Entrepreneurs’ Day’
Posted Under: Announcement, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship on 20 May, 2010
This blog post is so much more than a post, it’s a petition. I completely support this petition for National Entrepreneurs’ Day and ever since I came across it, the question “why we should or should not have an Entrepreneur’s Day” has been on my mind. In this post, I’m trying to put my thoughts together and of course, spread the word to get as much support as I can. So, take a few minutes to read through, I appreciate your time and support. In US (and the rest of the world), there are so many Federal and State holidays commemorating distinct cultural and political events. We have holidays for teachers, mothers, fathers, grandparents, martyrs, workers… so, my question is: why don’t we have a national day for entrepreneurs? A national day...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Randi Busse
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 18 May, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are speaking with the very inspiring Randi Busse. Randi worked as a customer service manager/trainer at Verizon for fifteen years until she realized she wanted to set out on her own to make a difference. She broke free of the Corporate Jail and established Workforce Development Group, Inc. Amazingly within the first week Randi got her first client. Let’s talk to her and find out more…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Mike & Rhonda Rivera
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 16 May, 2010
Today, in the “Our Heroes” series we are graced with the presence of two successful entrepreneurs, husband and wife founders of Top-Tier Tutoring Mike and Rhonda Rivera. Mike made the change after the company he worked for collapsed and he felt empowered to start his own company, while Rhonda escaped her corporate life as an attorney because she felt trapped in a profession that she did not enjoy. Mike and Rhonda hired a business coach who helped them set up the company as well as organize advertising, a website, and location…the rest seemed to just fall into place…let’s read more about how it all happened…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – TrainerDiva
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 12 May, 2010
Today, our guest under the “Our Heroes” series is Elena Ciccotelli. The Former Head Personal Trainer, at a franchise personal training company, got so tired of the management’s ill treatment of clients and cookie cutter solutions that she decided to bring the personal back in the personal training business. Only this time, under her own brand – TrainerDiva. Let’s chat with her… ...
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From Candy To Light Bulbs To Real Estate! – Adam Kruse
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 10 May, 2010
Our guest under the “Our Heroes” series is Adam Kruse. and he shares his journey as an entrepreneur from his elementary school days when he used to sell candies on the school bus to his ebay days in college to being an Auditor at a large CPA firm to finally becoming an outstanding real estate broker. Here’s our chat:...
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