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May 22, 2014, 8:39 pm EDT
Amy Nelson started her home health care business when she was just 18 years old and couldn't even get a $3,000 bank loan. Now 12 years later, she's running a $50 million company that employs 4,000 people.
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May 22, 2014, 8:39 pm EDT
Brian White started to chase his dream with a weak hand. Between credit cards, home equity, and cash he probably had $20,000 on hand — hardly enough to start his own printing business. But last year he had sales of $7.5 million — a long way for a guy who started in a townhouse basement.
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May 22, 2014, 8:16 am EDT
Timothy Jones’ professional path shifted the moment he saw the aftermath of planes flying into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11.
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May 21, 2014, 8:40 am EDT
Susie Films founder Scott Galloway has a genetic predisposition to reaching others through the power of story. His love of storytelling was born from growing up the son, grandson and great-grandson of ministers.
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May 20, 2014, 8:13 am EDT
Many successful entrepreneurs aspire for years to open their own business before they finally get a chance. But for Karen Cooper, president of SmartIT Staffing, she said “it was almost a necessity.”
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May 19, 2014, 7:55 am EDT
The newly appointed administrator of the Small Business Administration, Maria Contreras-Sweet has been described as a fierce champion who understands what it means to start a small business.
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May 18, 2014, 7:58 am EDT
Kimberly Brown didn’t go looking for cash or credit before taking charge of Amethyst Technologies. Rather than worrying about financial backing, she set her sights on gaining expertise.
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May 17, 2014, 9:54 am EDT
The founder believes that the company's bootstrap years were a major boon to attracting angel investors.
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May 16, 2014, 9:17 am EDT
When Omar Ansari’s then-girlfriend gave him a home brewing kit 20 years ago, he wasn’t particularly excited about it. But his company, Surly Brewing, has rapidly grown into Minnesota’s fourth-largest brewery, earning national acclaim for its hoppy brews along the way.
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May 15, 2014, 8:02 am EDT
When Mark Gibson and his wife co-founded their IT startup in 2000, they had no intention of growing a large company – they simply wanted a flexible business to support their family. Fourteen years later, IT consulting company Netwise Resources has grown from three employees to 35 employees.
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May 14, 2014, 9:34 am EDT
Does your company need a small loan and can’t wait a month (or two or three) for your bank’s loan committee to make a decision? San Francisco-based Better Finance is a company that uses its financial technology to help banks process SBA loans faster — much faster.
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May 13, 2014, 6:09 pm EDT
Col. Richard Elam and his wife, Kimberly, both active military in the Florida Army National Guard, launched a company that rents mobile entertainment equipment like rock walls and laser-tag setups with the help of the SBA.
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Jun 14, 2013, 1:01 am EDT
Necole Parker is preparing for a long Monday — finishing the last of four proposals to be submitted for construction jobs in the last two weeks, three ...
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Jun 14, 2013, 1:00 am EDT
Beginners to Bigshots featured Jesse Jacobs and Samovar Tea Lounge in the 2004 edition. Here we catch up on what has happened with the business since ...
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Jun 14, 2013, 1:00 am EDT
Even if it were true that the entrepreneurial spirit is born and not made, it would still remain that this characteristic comes with no birthright of ...