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6 Ways to Launch a Business

What's the best way to tell the world that your company exists and is open for business? Six entrepreneurs share their strategies and stories.
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1. Target influencers.

“After years designing graphic tees for large , I decided to strike out on my own. I produced a small run of shirts and proposed a trade with local fashion bloggers: If they’d serve as the models for my T-shirt website, I’d provide, too.” -- 

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