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From Waiting Tables To Wardrobing Hollywood Stars: 'I Knew I Wanted More'

Jessy Whitehead 05.23.2012

One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't...

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A Former Sex Slave Finds Freedom As An Entrepreneur

Janean Chun 05.21.2012

Pamela Villarreal grew up as a sheltered child in a middle class home in upstate New York. But at age 15, one act of youthful rebellion...

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A True Mother Of Invention

Janean Chun 05.11.2012

After two baby showers, Michal Chesal owned a ton of baby gear and felt fully prepared for the birth of her first baby. But then something...

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Mom Builds Business Out Of Near Tragedy

Janean Chun 05.10.2012

Julie Howard had waited her whole life to have a baby. And in an instant, her dream quickly turned into a nightmare -- both she and her...

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Formerly Homeless Woman Found Business Inspiration In The Trash

Janean Chun 05. 4.2012

Lucinda Yates' childhood home in Portland, Maine, was the summer hangout for all the neighborhood kids, with whom she would play and plan...

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At '60-Something' She's Still Helping Kids Learn To Swim

Janean Chun 05. 2.2012

Since the age of 4, swimming has been the love of Rita Goldberg's life. But she never thought she could turn that love into a million-dollar...

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Why I Laid Off My Best Friend

Janean Chun 05. 1.2012

Susan Southerland and Michele Butler weren't just employer and employee -- they were best friends. They worked together all day at Southerland's...

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From Tragedy, A Life-Saving Idea

Janean Chun 04.24.2012

Marie Guion-Johnson lived an idyllic life -- she was working on her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, her 41-year-old husband, Robert...

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Onetime Homeless Man Starts A Soap Business

Janean Chun 04.23.2012

When Dennis Anderson was living out of his car and unable to shower daily, it was hard to imagine he'd go on to start a upscale handmade...

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Why I Mortgaged My Mom's House To Start A Business

04.19.2012

Louis Woelfel made a promise to his dying father that changed the direction of his life. On his deathbed after a yearlong battle with...

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Grandpa's Old Suit Is Now A Wallet

04.17.2012

You know what they say: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s the idea behind Jetsam, a fashion startup that uses discarded...

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Former Kidnapping Victim Starts A Business

04.16.2012

Around 11 a.m. on May 30, 1999, Luis Iragorri, then the owner of several franchised restaurants in Cali, Colombia, became an unwitting...

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A Near-Death Experience Gives Life To A Successful Business

Janean Chun 04.12.2012

It was a day that seemed like any other: Shawn Brown spent the afternoon with her son and her sister visiting an aunt and then stopped...

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It Ain't Over Till It's Over: How One Woman Got Over Getting Laid Off

Jessy Whitehead 04.11.2012

One of the reasons I started my website, Marlothomas.com, is that I wanted a place where women could come together and dream. Women should...

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