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start up

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start someone up (in something)
to help someone get a start in some enterprise. My uncle started me up in business. I started up my niece in the candy business.
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start something up

to start something, such as a car or some procedure. (Also without up.) It was cold, but I managed to start up the car without any difficulty. We can't start the project up until we have more money.
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start up

to begin; to begin running, as with an engine. The car started up without a problem. The engines of the plane started up one by one.
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Our micro-enterprise project helped 227 people to start up their own businesses in 2007 and in 2008 this had risen to 279 - an increase of 23%," he said.
There is now tremendous support available from Business Link North East and the Entrepreneurs Forum for businesses to start up and grow.
Fledgling business operators are often emptying their pockets to start up, reveals Cattles Invoice Finance's annual business survey.
 
 
 
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