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30s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Duration of Business, Graphic Design & Illustration, Industry, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Quit Their Job to Start a Business, Search stories by country, UK, Unemployed to entrepreneur

September 2014

Paid to Draw Pictures

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/IMG_04651.jpg”] Eli’s entrepreneurial journey started with a book that inspired her to live her life on her own terms. Now she gets paid to do…
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1-3 years, 20s, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Branding, Case Studies, Creative, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Graphic Design & Illustration, Industry, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, USA

July 2014

Bootstrapping doesn’t have to be ugly!

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Becky-Kinkead-DIYdesign.jpg”] Becky started her business to help bloggers and entrepreneurs learn how to design like professionals…because “bootstrapping doesn’t have to be ugly!” Read how she…
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1-3 years, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Design, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Graphic Design & Illustration, Industry, Netherlands, Quit Their Job to Start a Business, Search stories by country

July 2013

Travel, art & creating a life and business she loves

This story is about… Name: Valerie Parisius Location: Netherlands Company: Valerie Parisius Industry: Design [hr] What motivated you to start your business? My dream was always to have my own business,…
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1-3 years, 30s, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Graphic Design & Illustration, Hobby to business, Industry, Moving Abroad To Start A Business, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, Unemployed to entrepreneur, USA, Working and Running a Business

August 2012

“My business didn’t stumble on me and it didn’t just happen overnight.”

What motivated you to start your business? My business didn’t stumble on me and it didn’t just happen overnight. It was well thought out and planned,…
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30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Graphic Design & Illustration, Industry, Less than a year, Marketing, mum entrepreneur, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by country, Unemployed to entrepreneur, USA

August 2012

“I have dreamed of owning my own business for as long as I can remember”

What motivated you to start your business? I have dreamed of owning my own business for as long as I can remember. My first idea for…
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All Stories, Case Studies, Design, Duration of Business, Female Entrepreneur of the Week, Graphic Design & Illustration, Hobby to business, Industry, Less than a year, Moving Abroad To Start A Business, Norway, Search stories by country, USA

March 2012

Don’t look back and never doubt yourself

What motivated you to start your business? I originally started to study engineering, as I was told that with a degree like that I would be…
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20s, All Stories, Case Studies, Design, Doing What I Love, Gifts & Homeware, Graphic Design & Illustration, Search stories by country, USA, Working and Running a Business

February 2012

Job By Day, Entrepreneur By Night

Tell us about your business… I have been placing the groundwork for my business by brainstorming and researching ideas for the past year and am just…
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