you are always selling

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Donna Watson and her husband, at sixty years old, decided to leave their jobs and start something new. After assessing what was needed in their city and asking people what they wanted, they launched 'The Woman and Family Directory'.

I decided to take my life in my own hands

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CC Stinson, from CCSquared Productions, quit her job and started her career as an independent filmmaker. How did that happen and what lead to this decision?

I had big dreams

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Raquel Frankenberg, of Raquel's Fine Furnishings, talks about her transition from working at a bank to becoming an entrepreneur. She also shares her vision of the future for her business and personal life.

I think you either have it or you don't

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Raquel Frankenberg, of Raquel's Fine Furnishings, came from a family in rural Texas with very limited resources. Design, art, and creativity were not options given to her for a career. Find out the how and why of her success story... a degree in management and accounting, becoming an accomplished furniture designer and successful entrepreneur...how did it happen?

all or nothing

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Mary Louise Butters, whose business is called Mary Louise Butters Brownies, started the venture out of her love of delicious food. First, she enrolled her friends and family to help her launch. Later, they became her support group when she needed encouragement.

real good comes out of bad

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Lindsey Berkson, COO of Kenilin, survived the biggest crisis of her life without losing her belief. How did she do that and what can we learn from her experience?

you do not have to compromise who you are

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Karen Frost, from Frost Media Relations, started her own business ten years ago. She learned the nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship from her father. When she started FMR, he had had his own business for ten years.
Karen also shares her secrets how to deal with the everyday risks and unexpected events, which always occur in business.

how do you plan ahead?

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Ginger Webb, from Texas Medicinals, decided to prepare for nation wide distribution of her products. What events and thoughts lead to that decision?

they had gotten pretty smart...

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... so I did too. Sheri Marshall, from Best Choice Mobile Notary, is a real entrepreneur. She started with a minimum investment, putting only the most basic tools and procedures in place.

applications for new parents

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Aruni Gunasegaram invented what she needed in her pregnancy. Now it is her business.

follow your bliss

Herbalist Ginger Webb tells us how her work with the environmental movement inspired her to learn a new profession and start her business.

creating a space for love

How Holly Skala, a relationship counselor and sex therapist, turns her passion for love into an espresso bar.

best home businesses

Instead of going into early retirement, Sheri Marshall started her own business. She got the idea for it from the book: Best Home Businesses for People 50+

we need something new & fun

Marianne Bedard's new business, the Party Image, arose out of her neighbor's daughter's need. And now, the neighbor is her business partner!

falling is the easy part

Mary Dean tells us about the challenges starting a new business.

live the dream

Jennifer Navarette has her own business with her husband in San Antonio. She and her sister produce the podcast Morning Brewcast.

plan your exit strategy

Fran Harris leveraged her experience with her last employer...and even launched her new enterprise before she left the job.