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Everything that you need to know to start your own business. From business ideas to researching the competition.

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Practical and real-world advice on how to run your business — from managing employees to keeping the books.

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Our best expert advice on how to grow your business — from attracting new customers to keeping existing customers happy and having the capital to do it.

Good Company

Entrepreneurs and industry leaders share their best advice on how to take your company to the next level.

Andrea Forstadt

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About Andrea

Andrea Forstadt is a Philly-area based marketing communications executive specializing in brand messaging and storytelling. In addition to her role as a contributing writer for CO—, Andrea is the owner of Amplify Copy Studio, crafting stories for lifestyle brands as well as for corporate and academic initiatives, all with an authentic style that informs, evokes emotion and prompts action. Her many years in fashion, beauty and business has helped her to develop a layered approach to copywriting that parlays branding and consumer insights into concepts that resonate and connect.

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