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Meet Martha Harper, The Social Entrepreneur Who Perfected The Franchise Business Model

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In 1888, at the age of 31, Martha abandoned her life as a maid and risked her life savings of $360 ($9,500, in 2019 dollars) to launch her revolutionary venture, a hair salon. She lowered their risk of failure by providing them with quality products, training, and advertising materials, all under the Harper Method brand name.

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Meet the 25 Startups Competing at SXSW Startup Night 2018

Tech.Co

Advertisers upload their 30 second ads and each time a user watches the ad, they receive $.50. Targeted mobile advertising. After choosing one of their affordable monthly service fee plans, users simply interact with their advertisers. AdWallet (Albuquerque, NM). That’s the concept behind AdWallet. Seek (Lehi, UT).

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