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Nada Kiblawi: From Refugee Camp to Successful Entrepreneur

Nada was born in a refugee camp, lived through wars and finally found safe haven and economic independence as an entrepreneur in the U.S.

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Joy Opfer: Woman Entrepreneur Turns Steel into Eco-Jewelry

Joy left her internet job to return to her steel industry roots and hand craft eco-jewelry, now worn by top celebrities.

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Alma Jadallah: Immigrant Makes Peace, Near and Far

From hostile religious groups in Iraq to community boards, Alma gets people to talk and resolve their problems.

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Laura Zander: Knitter Turns Hobby Into a Multi-Million $ Business

By keeping an eye on the bottom line, Laura has grown her tiny idea into a major success.

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Anna Chau: Hong Kong’s Queen of Restaurants

Anna's has spent the last 30 years working 14-hour days to build up her restaurant empire.

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Ana Perez: The Beauty of the Hair Salon

Despite styling hair for many years, Ana lacked the confidence to start her own salon. After founding Kika, her only fear is not spending enough time with her loyal customers.

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Hanny Lerner: Young Entrepreneur Creates Fashion for Furniture

Hanny left her religious roots behind and parlayed her love of fashion into a furniture restoration company.

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Jocelyn Chng: Woman Entrepreneur Who’s Tough as Nails

At 21, Jocelyn took over a family business to provide for her five siblings and grew it to a company that today employs hundreds.

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Talia Leman: A Random Kid Mobilizing Millions

Determined to create positive social change, Talia started RandomKid to help kids help others. To celebrate Talia's work and upcoming book, The Today Show featured her story on Friday, Oct. 5th.

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Lysanne Tusar: A New Kind of Wine Business

Inspiration to start a winery struck Lysanne on New Year’s Eve. Using innovative technology, her company now produces local wine, thousands of miles from the nearest vineyard.

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WHY Video

Women perform 66 percent of the world’s work, produce 50 percent of the food, but earn 10 percent of the income and own one percent of the property. This is a video about why we need to change this.

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Lyn Lee: For Love of Chocolate and Children

Lyn Lee’s love of chocolate inspired her to start a company that sold just one product.

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Deborah Olivo: Simply Unstoppable

By mixing essential oils in her kitchen Deborah discovered an untapped market niche.

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Elizabeth Woods: From High School Dropout to Food Entrepreneur

Elizabeth persevered through unbelievable challenges and now thrives as a leading entrepreneur serving up magnificent quiche.

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Puifung Leung: Social Entrepreneur Pays A Fair Price

Puifung is on a mission to make trade more equitable. She pays farmers a fair price for their crops, which she uses to make drinks and snacks.

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Melissa Mowbray-D’Arbela: Business Woman + Terminator

Growing up below the poverty line, Melissa learned to be resourceful. Now she runs a cutting-edge biotech firm based on ethical principles and disruptive ideas.

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Judi Townsend: Woman Entrepreneur Cashes in on Body Parts

Judi sells body parts -- heads, legs, arms -- as part of her business repairing, recycling, renting and selling used mannequins.

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Becky O’Neil: Turns Passion for Pets into Major Business

After Becky became a mother she started her own pet care business to spend more time with her family.

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Elim Chew: Entrepreneur Sells the Shirt Off Her Back

Elim started her company selling imported clothing and accessories after she literally sold the shirt off her back at an incredibly high price.

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Adrienne Ma: Learns Business Lessons From Mom

Adrienne is taking the lessons she learned from her family’s traditional retail business to the web selling luxury items on her high-end e-commerce site.

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Pat Law: Business Makes Clients Cool

A dramatic family crisis led Pat to quit her job in advertising and strike out on her own.

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Violet Lim: Entrepreneur Making Love and Money

When Violet left her job to be a matchmaker, everyone said she was crazy. Now she's behind Asia's premier dating service.

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Rose Yeong: The Queen of Shoes

Rose ran away from home as a teenager and began selling shoes. She learned the hard way, on the job, and today sells thousands of pairs of shoes each year.

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