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Paws and Stripes: Giving Shelter Dogs a Purpose as Service Dogs for Vets

Lindsey Stanek’s husband, Jim, came home with injuries from his third tour in Iraq. Like so many combat veterans, he suffered from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While in treatment,...

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November 10, 2018

Mastering the Digital Nomad Lifestyle: How to Be Productive When Traveling

Let's face it: Whether you're thinking about building a business or are already in the throes of entrepreneurship, you didn't get into it to spend your life behind a desk. When I realized I wanted...

byKean Graham

December 11, 2017

5 Questions to Ask Before Turning Your Side Hustle Into Your Career

Many people dream of turning a side hustle, hobby or passion project into a legitimate, full time job. In fact, according to a study done by Invoice2go, nearly half (47 percent) of those in the...

byGreg Waldorf

November 1, 2017

This Wireless Device Startup Outgrew National Competitors by Embracing Google

Anyone who's had a wireless device break knows the panic that subsequently sets in. It needs to be fixed—and fast. Jason DeWater, who’d been tinkering with things since sixth grade, had a passion for repairing...

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September 15, 2017

How Artificer Wood Works Uses Google to Promote its Handcrafted Products

In 2011, Marc Stitzlein wanted to give some friends a unique wedding present. Unsatisfied with the options available, he took matters into his own hands and built a personalized wooden wine box. His friends loved...

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September 6, 2017

This Startup Helps Small Businesses Build Brand Awareness with Google AdWords

Partners Bjorn Espenes and Eric Maas founded Finch in 2009 to improve online performance for digital advertisers and grow their profit. They built a software platform specifically to handle large product catalogs and manage retailers’...

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March 3, 2017

Waterdogs Scuba Drives Customers to Dive in with Google AdWords

Rich Holladay retired from the United States Army, but his love for outdoor adventure didn't. With Fort Campbell, Kentucky, minutes away, and the campus of Austin Peay State University right there in Clarksville, Rich knew...

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February 24, 2017

Radioactive Productions Creates High-Value Content with YouTube

Enrique Villar-Mendez and Lora Hendrickson founded Radioactive Productions in 2012 with a business plan and a hope that a viral video would send them zooming toward success. Instead, they realized the greater business potential in...

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January 6, 2017

Rock City Outfitters Tracks Business Success with Google Analytics

Arkansas Tech graduates Ryan Ritchie and Matt Jones have been making humorous t-shirts to display their state and team pride for years. "We were just a couple guys printing shirts at home for fun," Ryan...

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November 18, 2016

The Write Place Reaches Customers with Google AdWords

The Write Place began 20 years ago and provides writing and editing services plus graphic design for corporations, small businesses, nonprofits, and individuals. The company formed a book division in 2007 to help authors publish...

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October 28, 2016

Mercury Promotions and Fulfillment Maintains Online Presence with Google

Mercury Promotions & Fulfillment has provided a range of marketing services to enhance and extend their customers’ brands since 1996. They offer everything from branded merchandise and fulfillment services, to sweepstakes and promotions, to digital...

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September 16, 2016

Harvest Ridge Winery Finds Marketing Success with Google Tools

After making wine in his basement for many years, Chuck Nunan planted his first vines in 2011. His Harvest Ridge Winery was only the fourth winery in Delaware when he and his wife, Chris, opened...

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July 29, 2016

Google Products Give Prairiebrooke Arts a Strong Digital Presence

In 1990, when the art sales company where she worked went out of business, Brooke Morehead seized the chance to create her own operation. For the first nine months, she ran the business from her...

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May 27, 2016

Snake River Angler Uses Google Tools to Connect with Customers

As a descendant from a pioneering Wyoming family, Will Dornan founded Snake River Angler in 1997 in the tiny town of Moose, near the entrance to Grand Teton National Park. The business grew to become...

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March 25, 2016