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Title
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Business that began in Basement is Being Sold for $650 Million
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Description
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Article about how Bonnie Kelly and Teresa Walsh built a home-based business, Silpada Designs which sells silver jewelry through home parties, into an enterprise with $230 million a year in revenues. Avon Products announced on July 12, 2010, their plans to purchase Silpada. The Lenexa-based company is a great entrepreneurial success story.
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Date
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2010-07-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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KC's Leading Lady
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Description
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Profile of Ellen D'Amato, president and CEO of The Central Exchange. D'Amato discusses the need for more women in high-level corporate positions, women as entrepreneurs, and the importance of networking. The mission of The Central Exchange is to advance women as leaders both in the Kansas City metro area and around the world. The organization just celebrated its 30th anniversary.
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Date
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2010-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Style in Spades
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Description
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Profile of Kansas City native and entrpreneur Kate Spade. Spade's handbag business is now a "globally recognizable brand." Although Spade lives in New York, she frequently cites the influence her home town of Kansas City had on her design work.
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Date
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2010-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
