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Can You Build a Business with $100 or Less? Yes … and Here’s How

StartupNation

Tulpalav → ~$115 (Rs 10,000) Founded: 2015 Industry: Fashion and Clothing Employees: 50+ A tad pricier, yet— It’s another inspirational case of female entrepreneurship. Back then, in 2015, women entrepreneurs were a rarity in Kashmir. 8 Ways to Make Money on Social Media Arm yourself with a toolset (free!)

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The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

However, like so many enterprises before it, the business faced significant challenges and in 2015, three quarters of the team was made redundant, including Amie and Mel. This was our first big job, which also provided the next learning curve of how cities think about community education. We weren’t flippant about anything.”

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17 Inspiring Recoveries: How Entrepreneurs Bounced Back from Crises

StartupNation

With support from peers and the incredible State of Search community, we fixed the issue, restructured the backend, and got things back on track. I texted one of my SEO colleagues—someone I trust deeply—and said, “I’m ready to hit the delete button.” ” That was my low point.

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Building a Family Empire: Staying Resilient, Learning to Pivot

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Recognize Opportunities and Scale Thoughtfully When we made the decision to franchise 100% Chiropractic in 2015, it wasn’t done hastily. After all, as entrepreneurs, we have the privilege of shaping not just our own futures but also the lives of our clients, employees, and communities.

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Creating agents of change in El Salvador with sustainable wearable art

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Inspired by her inclusive mission, the YLAI Network team asked her a few questions about how she advocates for and empowers members of her community and how she recommends you become an agent of change. These include single mothers, deaf-mute women, former prisoners, and women living in vulnerable communities in our country.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

What is the role that ThrivingDollars plays within your community? At the beginning of 2015, I started a “figure-it-out fund” and used a percentage of Accessories & Essentials’ sales over the next few months to finance it. Create community. Entrepreneurship can be isolating and lonely, especially when you work mostly solo.

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Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App

Both Sides of the Table

Imagine if your friends could all contribute the Burning Man 2015 album and create a group story. We thought we’d try to get some feedback from product-oriented user community at Product Hunt (and then we also announced on TechCrunch of course). Mark Suster (@msuster) April 23, 2015. L1I6RUWYJu. The results were fantastic.