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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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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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Deborah Olivo: Simply Unstoppable

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. Business: Baking Franchise

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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. Business: Recycling & Reuse

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Sheela Murthy: Representing the American Dream

Sheela's harrowing experience getting her green card led her to start her own business in immigration law and to launch the most popular law firm website in the world. Business: Legal Firm & Website

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Why Women Need Role Models

Here's why women who start businesses matter more than we think.

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Xiaoning Wang: From Mao to Manhattan

Born and raised in Beijing, Xiaoning is selling what she knows best – Chinese culture. Business: Cultural & Educational Products

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