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Practical strategies, honest stories and a big dose of belief, to help you build a business, and a life, you truly love.

1-3 years, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Consulting, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, India, Industry, Search stories by country

June 2012

Making a Difference in Society

What motivated you to start your business? Life is a beautiful gift we have and we don’t have much time to make a difference in other…
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1-3 years, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Got Made Redundant and Started a Business, Industry, Personal Assistant, Search stories by country, USA, Virtual Assistance

June 2012

I Lost My Job & So Started A Business!

What motivated you to start your business? I lost my job back in 2009. A friend of mine suggested I start a business revolving around administrative…
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20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fitness, Health & Wellbeing, Search stories by country, UK

June 2012

The Wonders of Modern Communication

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your business… I am a yoga teacher, I live by the sea in Cornwall and my business is…
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All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Search stories by country, Teens, UK, Unemployed to entrepreneur

June 2012

“I wanted to prove to people that I could turn my life around”

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your business… I am an 18 year old self taught Freelance Photographer and qualified makeup artist. I cover…
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30s, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Had Children and Started a Business, Hobby to business, Industry, mum entrepreneur, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, UK

June 2012

An Accidental Business

What motivated you to start your business? Do you remember when the recession started? Well it started for us in 2007. I was on maternity leave…
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1-3 years, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Gifts & Homeware, mum entrepreneur, Search stories by country, UK

June 2012

The Obvious Leap

What motivated you to start your business? Following some freelance work for a friend’s retail business, as my youngest child tottered off to nursery, I found…
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30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Female Entrepreneur of the Week, Industry, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by country, Social Media, USA

June 2012

“I vowed that I would only work for myself”

What motivated you to start your business? When I was in high school, my grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. We lived hundreds of miles away…
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40s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Female Entrepreneur of the Week, Got Made Redundant and Started a Business, Had Children and Started a Business, Industry, mum entrepreneur, Search stories by country, UK, Virtual Assistance

June 2012

“Having my sons changed me”

What motivated you to start your business? I was a relatively late-starter as a mum, having my first baby at the age of 39 and my…
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20s, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Dating, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Less than a year, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, UK

June 2012

“I Knew I Had Made A Big Mistake”

What motivated you to start your business? I have always loved the wonderful world of dating and not just so I could date lots of lovely…
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40s, All Stories, Doing What I Love, Industry, Real Estate, Search stories by country, USA

May 2012

You Have To Learn To Adapt

What motivated you to start your business? In 1998 I left for graduate school, to pursue a career as a university professor. I absolutely love teaching.…
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40s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Doing What I Love, Food & Catering, Got Made Redundant and Started a Business, Industry, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by country, USA

May 2012

“I love it because I’m doing what I love and I control the hours”

Tell us about your business… I have 4 businesses, which I love so much… The two main ones is my marketing company (Divalyn Small Business Guru)…
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30s, All Stories, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fitness, Industry, Less than a year, Search stories by country, UK

May 2012

“I have always loved Bollywood dancing”

Tell us about your business… BollyFitUK is a company promoting fitness, health and well being through the use of Bollywood Dancing. BollyFitUK aims to become the…
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