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How Brian Scudamore Founded ‘1-800-GOT-JUNK?’ With Only $700 of Initial Investment

You probably have heard about 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, especially if you live in Canada or in the United States. The company is a multinational junk removal franchise founded back in 1989, in the city of Vancouver (Canada), by a guy named Brian Scudamore. The business started with just a $700 investment and is an established multi-million franchise…

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The Success Stories Of 3 Cool College Startup Companies And Their Founders

Many of the greatest business ideas, that were later turned into super successful businesses, were born in the heads of college students. Thinking about today’s multi-billion companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, Apple, Google, and Yahoo…, seems like this trend hasn’t changed much now as all of these are college startups… Only to add to this statement,…

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Who Is Richard Branson? This Is How He Made His Billions

Richard Branson‘s story is one of the must-reads for any starting entrepreneur. His life has been an amazing and profitable adventure that anyone can learn from. But first, let me drop a few words about him. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is one of the richest people in the world, 4th by wealth in the…

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Daniel Kan Was Rejected By 30 Employers. Now He’s A Co-Founder of a $1 Billion Startup

The world of finance completely shut its doors to Daniel Kan. During his senior year in college, Dan wanted nothing more than to become a financier. They all did some decent money, right? Everybody goes to finance…  But of the 35 jobs he applied for, mainly in the lucrative finance world, he got 33 rejections….

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A Short History of Mark Zuckerberg

A Short Biography On May 14th, 1984, Mark Zuckerberg was born in a small White Plains town, in New York. He was the fourth child of Karen Kempner and Edward Zuckerberg, who already had three girls. This was how it all began… Currently, Mark is only 32, and his net worth by the year 2019…

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Cameron Johnson – The 9 Year Old Entrepreneur Who Became A Teenage Millionaire

Cameron Johnson is a well-known American entrepreneur who gained fame for his remarkable business acumen at a very young age. He started his first business venture at the age of nine and has since built a reputation as a successful businessman, author, and motivational speaker. Here’s a detailed overview of his entrepreneurial journey and achievements….

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How Teenager Nick D’Aloisio Made 30 Million At 17 – The Summly App’s Story

This is one of the latest millionaire stories, in which a smart techy teenager hits the jackpot by selling his work to a big Internet company. This is the story of Nick D’Aloisio, the British teen who developed the news syndication app for iPhone – Summly. A little about the teenage millionaire When he was…

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Emil Motycka – a Cool Story of a 13 Years Old Entrepreneur

Starting a Business at 13 What did you do, when you were 13? Playing around with the kids from your neighborhood, going to school, doing your homework… Most probably you didn’t take an $8 000 loan and started your own company :). But this is exactly what Emil Motycka did when he was in the…

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What Is Mad Mimi’s Start Up Story – An E-mail Marketing Company Started 100% From the Ground

What Is Mad Mimi? Mad Mimi is, as they claim on their site (madmimi.com), “The world’s most sensible, enjoyable email marketing tool.”. It’s an e-mail marketing company that offers services like organizing, executing, and tracking e-mail marketing campaigns. For example, you can register for free, get a ready-to-use code from their site, put it on…

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