Creating jobs for others

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30s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Amazing Woman, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Creating jobs for others, Duration of Business, Industry, Locksmith, mum entrepreneur, Quit Their Job to Start a Business, Search stories by country, South Africa, Taking Early Retirement to Start a Business

September 2013

“I want people to see my smile through the phone”

This story is about… Name: Maritsa Gouws Location: South Africa Company: Lock and Key Solutions Industry: Locksmith [hr] What motivated you to start your business? My husband started Lock…
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1-3 years, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Creating jobs for others, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Events, Industry, Search stories by country, UK

August 2013

She started a children’s entertainment company, so that she could work from home with a business she loves

This story is about… Name: Ellie Kelly Location: UK Company: Buttons Children’s Parties Ltd Industry: Events [hr] What motivated you to start your business? I have wanted to…
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20s, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Blogging, Case Studies, Creating jobs for others, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Left university and started a business, Less than a year, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, Student entrepreneurs, UK, Unemployed to entrepreneur

November 2012

“I thought getting a job would be easy, but the jobs just weren’t there, so I started selling things on eBay”

What motivated you to start your business? After I had graduated and volunteered for months, I thought getting a job would be easy. But the jobs…
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1-3 years, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Creating jobs for others, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fitness, Health & Wellbeing, Industry, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by country, USA

July 2012

Translating Elite Navy SEAL Skills Into Practical Lessons

What motivated you to start your business? My husband was injured overseas in Iraq, so we spent two months together in the hospital as he learned…
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20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Consulting, Creating jobs for others, Duration of Business, Industry, Less than a year, Search stories by country, USA

May 2012

“I maintain my full-time job and run my consulting business on the side and I love it”

What motivated you to start your business? Both of my parents are entrepreneurs so I grew up always assuming I would eventually do my own thing.…
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40s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Creating jobs for others, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Photography, Search stories by country, USA

April 2012

Sharing A Creative Style Through Photography

What motivated you to start your business? My motivation to become a photographer, was to share my creative style. Much of my early life was inspired…
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All Stories, Case Studies, Creating jobs for others, Doing What I Love, Nigeria, Search stories by country

February 2012

“Work for me is relaxation because I do what I love”

Olanrewaju Oniyitan started her business because of her passion to create jobs and to help provide for the basic needs of the people in her country.…
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