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NOTE:  This circle is no longer maintained in its present form but is still a good place to start if you are looking for entrepreneurs to follow and connect with here.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. Logan Cate
    United States

    5,314 followers
    2,393 following


    Average
    8 comments per posting
    13 reshares per posting
    31 +1's per posting

  2. Connie Brand
    United StatesFacebook

    5,298 followers
    4,908 following


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

  3. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,841
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,925
    Follower difference: 84 (2.19 %)
  4. Evelyn Lee Barney
    TwitterFacebook

    5,273 followers
    0 following


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

  5. Followers on 04/17/2012: 4,631
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 4,705
    Follower difference: 74 (1.60 %)
  6. Oscar Del Santo
    TwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    5,272 followers
    1,765 following


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

  7. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,159
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,213
    Follower difference: 54 (1.71 %)
  8. Christopher Carr
    United StatesTwitter

    5,188 followers
    1,856 following


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

  9. Followers on 04/17/2012: 4,368
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 4,439
    Follower difference: 71 (1.63 %)
  10. Steve Faktor
    TwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    5,148 followers
    0 following


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

  11. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,116
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,206
    Follower difference: 90 (2.89 %)
  12. Chad Kovac
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    5,133 followers
    4,073 following


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

  13. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,335
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,571
    Follower difference: 236 (7.08 %)
  14. Robert Craven
    United KingdomTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    5,075 followers
    0 following


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

  15. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,522
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,567
    Follower difference: 45 (2.96 %)
  16. Dirk Harms-Merbitz
    United StatesLinkedIn

    5,055 followers
    0 following


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

  17. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,411
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,478
    Follower difference: 67 (1.96 %)
  18. Janice Clark
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    5,038 followers
    0 following


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

  19. Followers on 04/17/2012: 2,560
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 2,646
    Follower difference: 86 (3.36 %)
  20. John Lusher
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    5,003 followers
    2,451 following


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

  21. Followers on 04/17/2012: 2,524
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 2,611
    Follower difference: 87 (3.45 %)
  22. Toon Kerssemakers
    NetherlandsFacebook

    4,965 followers
    4,830 following


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

  23. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,897
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,994
    Follower difference: 97 (5.11 %)
  24. Marshall Bishop
    United StatesFacebookLinkedIn

    4,935 followers
    2,501 following


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

  25. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,887
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,935
    Follower difference: 48 (1.23 %)
  26. Glen Gilmore
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    4,872 followers
    0 following


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

  27. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,168
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,237
    Follower difference: 69 (2.18 %)
  28. Tiffany Dow
    United StatesTwitter

    4,847 followers
    0 following


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

  29. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,122
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,209
    Follower difference: 87 (2.79 %)
  30. Robert Baines
    United States

    4,831 followers
    0 following


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

  31. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,982
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 4,068
    Follower difference: 86 (2.16 %)
  32. Raul Colon
    Puerto RicoTwitterLinkedIn

    4,824 followers
    0 following


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

  33. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,118
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,207
    Follower difference: 89 (2.85 %)
  34. Tom Jeffries

    4,651 followers
    2,010 following


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

  35. Travis Campbell
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    4,650 followers
    0 following


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

  36. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,461
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,525
    Follower difference: 64 (1.85 %)
  37. Christopher Donohue
    AustraliaTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    4,644 followers
    467 following


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

  38. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,157
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,199
    Follower difference: 42 (1.33 %)
  39. Michail Kalman
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    4,639 followers
    2,043 following


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

  40. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,959
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 4,039
    Follower difference: 80 (2.02 %)
  41. Connie Hammond
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    4,623 followers
    0 following


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

  42. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,348
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,402
    Follower difference: 54 (1.61 %)
  43. Marjorie Light
    United States

    4,619 followers
    1,517 following


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

  44. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,860
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,903
    Follower difference: 43 (1.11 %)
  45. Mark A. Leon
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    4,532 followers
    3,677 following


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

  46. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,236
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,308
    Follower difference: 72 (2.22 %)
  47. Luis Levy
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    4,500 followers
    4,409 following


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

  48. Followers on 04/17/2012: 2,913
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,001
    Follower difference: 88 (3.02 %)

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