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Spanx: A success story
There is a not-so-well-known success story and it is that of Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx. Spanx is a hosiery and lingerie company that specializes in shaping undergarments for women. Blakely started the company in 2000 with just $5,000 of her own savings.
She had the idea for Spanx after not finding any suitable undergarments for her own use. She began by cutting the feet off of her own pantyhose and found that it created the smooth and slimming look she desired.
She then spent the next two years researching and developing her product before launching Spanx with footless pantyhose and other shaping garments.
Despite initial struggles getting her product into stores, Blakely persisted and eventually landed a spot on the popular television show “Oprah” which helped to boost her sales.
Today, my dear reader, Spanx has grown to become a multimillion-dollar company with a wide range of products and is sold in over 50 countries.
One of the unique things about Blakely is that she was able to take a simple idea and turn it into a successful business without any prior experience in the fashion or retail industry, and without any outside investors.
She bootstrapped the company using her own savings and went on to become one of the youngest self-made female billionaires in the world.
Sara Blakely’s story is a great example of how entrepreneurship can happen to anyone, regardless of their background or experience, with the right idea, hard work, and determination.
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