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March 2012

I decided that change was needed in my life

What motivated you to start your business? In 2005, I decided that change was needed in my life. I had been a corporate planner and writer,…
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March 2012

I found myself desiring something more, something better

What motivated you to start your business? I worked in child welfare for 7 years in various positions, but found myself desiring something more, something better,…
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March 2012

I had too many great ideas converging and I was going to burst

What motivated you to start your business? I had too many great ideas converging and I was going to burst! If you are creative person like…
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March 2012

Retaking control of my life

What motivated you to start your business? I am not naturally slim and if I eat everything I want to eat I notice the dress size…
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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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1-3 years, All Stories, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Publishing, Search stories by country, USA

March 2012

Always give your best, but remember you can’t please everybody

Tell us about your business… Apart from being a newly published Indie Author of the children’s book What Is God’s Favorite Color? I am also Executive…
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50s, 50s, All Stories, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Hobby to business, Publishing, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, USA, Working and Running a Business

March 2012

Self-publishing a 10-Book Western Romance Series

What motivated you to start your business? The night I saw High Noon on the big screen was the night that changed my life forever –…
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March 2012

Deep down we all know the right path to take

What motivated you to start your business? 5 years ago I had what many describe as my ‘dark night of the soul’. I had to walk…
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March 2012

It Was A Love For Fashion & Design

What motivated you to start your business? In the beginning, it was just a love for fashion and design. I opened a vintage boutique many…
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March 2012

I Want To Become Someone, Not Anyone

Tell us about your business… Web Search is for professionals to save their time and effort for net surfing to generate huge volume of data through…
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40s, All Stories, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Search stories by country, UK

March 2012

The Book Midwife

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your business… As founder of The Book Midwife® and Ecademy Press publishing, I help entrepreneurs plan, write and…
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March 2012

I needed the flexibility to manage my career and the children

What was your main motivation behind starting your business? I started my business in 1998 after leaving a senior role on HP where I headed up…
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