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SelfMade Volume 1 / Issue 1
Publishers' Letter
PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER Adam Toren adam@selfmademagazine.com Matthew Toren matthew@selfmademagazine.com EDITORIAL Managing Editor Crystal Huckabay crystal@selfmademagazine.com Editorial Assistant Cassaundra Brooks cbrooks@selfmademagazine.com Editorial Interns Alana Stroud, Bill Raznik, Rachael Blume ADVERTISING sales@selfmademagazine.com Sr. Account Executive Eric Twohey 1.800.211.7608 ext. 1 designer/PRODUCTION PAUL BIELICKY CIRCULATION Distribution Manager Mark Lokeli
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elcome to the premier issue of Self Made Magazine, your online source for motivational, inspirational, and informative business tips, tricks, and triumphs! Small businesses, entrepreneurs, and creative businessmen and women will find within these pages interviews with savvy business owners, advice from successful entrepreneurs of world renown, and tips for thriving during economic down times. If you’ve ever wondered how self-made billionaires got their start, we have the answers! Check out our cover feature for profiles of some of the world’s top billionaire success stories, from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg. Richard Branson’s face is now nearly as recognizable as his name. The man who took the Virgin brand global shares his insights into business growth, worth, and success. Discover what it takes to be a true entrepreneur, and whether you have it! Learn how to protect your business when you take it to the Web. Read about the seven steps to building a startup from scratch with no money, and how to make pay-per-click marketing work for your business. Considering a business loan? Take a moment to read “To Borrow or Not to Borrow?” before you start shopping around. Learn from Coco Chanel, Ben and Jerry, and Thomas Watson, among many others. From software necessities to logo design, marketing campaigns to business plans, ambition to ethics, Self Made Magazine provides you with the information you need to start, grow, and expand your business, as well as the encouragement to pursue your business ventures, lofty though they may seem. Entrepreneurs are the leaders of industry on every front, and without the drive and perseverance that fuels their inventions, their discoveries, their creative business approaches... Well, can you imagine our world without advancements—in technology, in entertainment, in fashion? We hope you find what you need to keep you on the path to success through the end of this year. We’ll see you next quarter! Cheers!
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