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Start Something Big
By Liesl Schillinger
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the January 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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Start something big!
Got an idea for a great business? Two hairstylists, a cookie maker and a believer in flower power grew successful companies from the ground up. So can you! Don't waste another year at a dead-end job—get started today!

Meet inspirational women who made it happen.

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