How fantastic to see Sara Blakely, 41, owner and inventor of Spanx body-shaping underwear being named the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire this week in the 25th annual rich list from Forbes magazine.
What a great story! Sick of VPL, Sara found herself cutting the feet off her tights to wear under her cream trousers. Not being able to buy what she wanted in stores, she decided to make her own underwear solutions and patented her design with a legal text-book (to save costs). With an investment of just $5,000 of her savings, she made up a prototype and sold …
Category: Business Checks
Many people shy away from venturing out on their own in the career world because they think that they don’t have the money to invest in a business. Thanks to the internet, there are a great variety of businesses that can be started with little to no initial investment. Some of these jobs are very low-maintenance as well, meaning that you can easily set up websites and companies and then let them do most of the work. Don’t take this the wrong way. A business of your own will be a lot of work. However, it can also be very …