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## [You Don't Have to Build the Entire Business Before You Start One](https://www.alterra.solutions/blog/you-dont-have-to-build-the-entire-business-before-you-start-one)

[Maggie Stevens](https://www.alterra.solutions/blog/author/maggie-stevens)

Jun 1, 2026, 10:39:14 AM

Starting a business is intimidating.

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## [The Long Road to Alterra: A Beginning Years in the Making](https://www.alterra.solutions/blog/the-long-road-to-alterra)

[Maggie Stevens](https://www.alterra.solutions/blog/author/maggie-stevens)

Apr 11, 2025, 12:43:59 PM

While Alterra launched this month, Alterra actually started years ago. Decades, even, I just didn't ...

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