By They Laughed When She Tried to Start a Business, Now They Beg Her for Jobs
When I first announced I was starting my own business, the room went silent then erupted in laughter. My relatives chuckled behind fake smiles, neighbors whispered behind my back, and even my best friend told me to “be realistic.”
I didn’t have the capital, the connections, or the formal education they thought were necessary. But what I did have was a dream and the kind of stubborn heart that refuses to die quietly.
I had just quit a receptionist job at…CONTINUE READING
