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The Time I Almost Quit

Amy Chen
Amy Chen

This document discusses how three entrepreneurs were able to overcome challenges and failures to find success with their businesses. Michael Diamant expanded his baby bedding business after crib bumpers were banned by designing new products. Laura Zander had to reevaluate her wool store's finances after taxes exceeded cash flow one year and now keeps a cushion. Emily Sugihara worried when early samples from her bag company's first factory turned out poorly but was able to find another manufacturer. The document encourages readers that when life presents lemons, one can make lemonade by thinking outside the box and having a plan to fall back on during setbacks.

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息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. When Life Gives You Lemons How 3 Entrepreneurs Turned Sour Moments into Sweet Success BROUGHT TO YOU BY
息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. From legal obstacles to financial setbacks, three entrepreneurs recount the time they almost gave up.
Michael Diamant CEO/Founder of Skip Hop Crib bumpers were banned in Chicago. Instead of backing out of the bedding business, we saw an opportunity to design something different. Read more.
Laura Zander Co-founder of Jimmy Beans Wool A few years after opening our store, our tax bill was higher than our cash flow at the end of the year. We had to reevaluate our finances and have since kept a cushion in case our inventory sales are lower than we expect. Read more.
Emily Sugihara Co-founder and president of Baggu When our first samples came back from the first factory we talked to, they looked terrible. We had a few days where we worried that no one else could ever make the bags as carefully as we did. Read more.
Join these discussions in Succeed Small Business Network, Powered by Staples Do you have a cushion to fall back on? Has your Plan been better than your Plan A? Have you had to think outside of the box?www.linkedin.com/succeedsmallbiz So the next time life hands you lemons You know exactly what to do.
息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Make lemonade. Photo Credits: 際際滷 1: Karen Lee/Flickr 際際滷 2: go_nils/Flickr 際際滷 3: Skip Hop 際際滷 4: Frank Haxton/Digiman Studio 際際滷 5: Baggu 際際滷 6: Aaron Katchen/Flickr 際際滷 7: Tarehna Wicker/Flickr

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The Time I Almost Quit

  • 1. 息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. When Life Gives You Lemons How 3 Entrepreneurs Turned Sour Moments into Sweet Success BROUGHT TO YOU BY
  • 2. 息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. From legal obstacles to financial setbacks, three entrepreneurs recount the time they almost gave up.
  • 3. Michael Diamant CEO/Founder of Skip Hop Crib bumpers were banned in Chicago. Instead of backing out of the bedding business, we saw an opportunity to design something different. Read more.
  • 4. Laura Zander Co-founder of Jimmy Beans Wool A few years after opening our store, our tax bill was higher than our cash flow at the end of the year. We had to reevaluate our finances and have since kept a cushion in case our inventory sales are lower than we expect. Read more.
  • 5. Emily Sugihara Co-founder and president of Baggu When our first samples came back from the first factory we talked to, they looked terrible. We had a few days where we worried that no one else could ever make the bags as carefully as we did. Read more.
  • 6. Join these discussions in Succeed Small Business Network, Powered by Staples Do you have a cushion to fall back on? Has your Plan been better than your Plan A? Have you had to think outside of the box?www.linkedin.com/succeedsmallbiz So the next time life hands you lemons You know exactly what to do.
  • 7. 息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Make lemonade. Photo Credits: 際際滷 1: Karen Lee/Flickr 際際滷 2: go_nils/Flickr 際際滷 3: Skip Hop 際際滷 4: Frank Haxton/Digiman Studio 際際滷 5: Baggu 際際滷 6: Aaron Katchen/Flickr 際際滷 7: Tarehna Wicker/Flickr