Circle-Creator: Rob Gordon

2012-04-18 18:49:23

440 Profiles, 73 Reshares, 67 +1's, 113 Comments

*Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed & Small Business OwnersUPDATED SHARED CIRCLE: Part 1 of 2: A ...*Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed & Small Business Owners

UPDATED SHARED CIRCLE: Part 1 of 2: A through L (by last name).

Link to Part (M-Z):         http://goo.gl/0Fcg1
Link to Supplemental 1: http://goo.gl/AXXrW
Link to Supplemental 2: http://goo.gl/TZKKe
Like to Supplemental 3: http://goo.gl/3x6hI

NOTE:  This circle is no longer maintained in its present form but is still a good place to start if you are looking for entrepreneurs to follow and connect with here.  It has mostly been replace with a Google+ community of the same name that you can find at http://goo.gl/ejG9P
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This is the most recent update to the popular "entrepreneurs" circle that posted a few months ago. As you can see, it has gotten bigger than 500 people so I have had to split it alphabetically into two parts. These two circles includes the self employed, small business owners, independent contractors, small startup companies and pretty much anyone trying to make it outside of the traditional economy.

This is different from the other business circles of this type in that it doesn't include too many of the "celebrity entrepreneurs" and instead has mostly people with their own business or venture. There are more than 800 people here, but this has been reviewed extensively since it was last published -lots of fantastic new people have been added, and some have been dropped - mostly because they don't interact much. The end result is a circle of really awesome business people who actively interact with others here and have a small business or entreprenueral mindset.

This is a really diverse group and includes entrepreneurs of all stripes - some have well established ventures and are wildly successful, others are just getting started and haven't made it yet. As can be expected, it is a little tech heavy, but represents most industries and many different types of business. There are even a handful of people here who have traditional jobs, but seem to have an interest in small business issues and always seem welcome to help entrepreneurial efforts. The people in these circles post all manner of things - not just business, but all are smart and interesting people so I recommend that you check this out.

I do want to add the disclaimer that this is in no way "definitive" - there are millions of entrepreneurs on Google+ and this is just a tiny fraction of them - the ones I have curated. It seems that about two seconds after I publish this I always remember someone I should have included so just me know if you think you should be here. I republish this periodically and generally add everyone who comments on the post.

As with all circles of this size I would use some discretion in adding this - either update your existing circle, pick and choose the ones you like or use these as a trial circles - whatever works for you. I'm not even sure Google will let you add all this many names at once so you may have to come back if you want to add all of them. The technology for this is not perfect, but I am trying to do my part to help build a highly interconnected community of entrepreneurs here on Google+.

I hope you find the people in this circle interesting.

Rob

Reshares welcome and appreciated


IMPORTANT: You don't want to follow people based on where their last name fits in the alphabit do you? Make sure you also take a look at the second part of this list:
LINK TO PART II (M-Z):

Hashtags:

#business, #entrepreneurs, #sharedcircles, #smallbusiness, #startup

Open Circle on Google+

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  1. Sara AtaieVerified in Google
    TwitterFacebook

    25,735 followers
    0 following


    Average
    2 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    9 +1's per posting

  2. Followers on 04/17/2012: 22,504
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 22,733
    Follower difference: 229 (1.02 %)
  3. John JantschVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    25,211 followers
    1,782 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    7 +1's per posting

  4. Followers on 04/17/2012: 18,972
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 19,037
    Follower difference: 65 (0.34 %)
  5. Lisa Bimmerz

    23,921 followers
    0 following


    Average
    12 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    19 +1's per posting

  6. Followers on 04/17/2012: 13,226
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 13,545
    Follower difference: 319 (2.41 %)
  7. Arleen Boyd
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    23,394 followers
    0 following


    Average
    13 comments per posting
    8 reshares per posting
    45 +1's per posting

  8. Followers on 04/17/2012: 15,245
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 15,592
    Follower difference: 347 (2.28 %)
  9. John Hardy
    AustraliaTwitter

    23,264 followers
    624 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  10. Followers on 04/17/2012: 19,171
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 19,306
    Follower difference: 135 (0.70 %)
  11. Ivan Dimitrijević
    SerbiaTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    22,358 followers
    4,708 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  12. Followers on 04/17/2012: 12,920
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 13,044
    Follower difference: 124 (0.96 %)
  13. Scott Anderson

    21,048 followers
    0 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    11 +1's per posting

  14. Followers on 04/17/2012: 11,068
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 11,387
    Follower difference: 319 (2.88 %)
  15. Dave Gray
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    20,891 followers
    4,426 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    8 +1's per posting

  16. Followers on 04/17/2012: 19,135
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 19,189
    Follower difference: 54 (0.28 %)
  17. Kristi Hines
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    20,460 followers
    1,158 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    11 +1's per posting

  18. Followers on 04/17/2012: 12,291
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 12,371
    Follower difference: 80 (0.65 %)
  19. Jim Connolly
    United KingdomTwitterFacebook

    20,172 followers
    0 following


    Average
    2 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  20. Followers on 04/17/2012: 12,913
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 13,007
    Follower difference: 94 (0.73 %)
  21. Jay Baer
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    19,805 followers
    767 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    10 +1's per posting

  22. Followers on 04/17/2012: 14,663
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 14,765
    Follower difference: 102 (0.70 %)
  23. Kathleen Gick
    United States

    19,155 followers
    0 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    3 +1's per posting

  24. Followers on 04/17/2012: 7,629
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 7,776
    Follower difference: 147 (1.93 %)
  25. Reese JonesVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    18,732 followers
    0 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    2 +1's per posting

  26. Darrell HudsonVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    18,466 followers
    0 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    11 +1's per posting

  27. Followers on 04/17/2012: 16,765
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 16,871
    Follower difference: 106 (0.63 %)
  28. Gregory Esau
    Canada

    18,113 followers
    395 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    7 +1's per posting

  29. Followers on 04/17/2012: 8,914
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 8,970
    Follower difference: 56 (0.63 %)
  30. Neil Ferree
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    17,773 followers
    1,361 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    4 +1's per posting

  31. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,089
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,239
    Follower difference: 150 (4.86 %)
  32. Paula Jones
    United StatesFacebook

    17,753 followers
    2,956 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    11 +1's per posting

  33. Followers on 04/17/2012: 6,859
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 7,053
    Follower difference: 194 (2.83 %)
  34. Joe Lancaster
    Australia

    16,781 followers
    464 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    8 +1's per posting

  35. Followers on 04/17/2012: 14,771
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 14,874
    Follower difference: 103 (0.70 %)
  36. Anthony Deaver (Bishop)
    Twitter

    16,736 followers
    476 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    4 +1's per posting

  37. Followers on 04/17/2012: 4,600
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 4,684
    Follower difference: 84 (1.83 %)
  38. Marc BenioffVerified in Google

    16,475 followers
    109 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  39. Followers on 04/17/2012: 15,097
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 15,189
    Follower difference: 92 (0.61 %)
  40. C. Michael Croston
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    16,298 followers
    0 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    4 +1's per posting

  41. Followers on 04/17/2012: 13,197
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 13,273
    Follower difference: 76 (0.58 %)
  42. Matt Holmes
    Twitter

    16,223 followers
    0 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    15 +1's per posting

  43. Followers on 04/17/2012: 8,608
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 8,892
    Follower difference: 284 (3.30 %)
  44. Kimberly Castleberry
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    16,044 followers
    0 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  45. Followers on 04/17/2012: 12,220
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 12,337
    Follower difference: 117 (0.96 %)
  46. David Amerland
    United KingdomTwitterFacebook

    15,876 followers
    2,274 following


    Average
    14 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    19 +1's per posting

  47. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,993
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 4,073
    Follower difference: 80 (2.00 %)
  48. Ray Hiltz
    CanadaTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    15,835 followers
    2,295 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    10 +1's per posting

  49. Followers on 04/17/2012: 5,932
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 6,322
    Follower difference: 390 (6.57 %)

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