Lillian Vernon - “Bootstrapping”

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Jul 24, 201860:11Business

Lillian Vernon had no formal business training but that didn’t stop her from starting her own business selling mail-order handbags out of her kitchen. An ad placed in Seventeen magazine for personalized purses and belts...

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