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Resilience

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Nigerian entrepreneurs demonstrating resilience and practical skills in a bustling Main Street setting, showcasing growth and determination.
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Key Traits for Resilient Main Street Entrepreneurs

In Nigeria, the NBCC-WYEDI initiative has empowered over 400 entrepreneurs with practical skills ranging from hydroponic farming to web development, showcasing a tangible path to resilience beyond inn

Shira Edelman·June 20, 2026
Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, looking confident and successful in her office, symbolizing her journey from LSAT failure to a billion-dollar empire.
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Sara Blakely's LSAT failure fuels Spanx billion-dollar empire

Sara Blakely failed the LSAT not once, but twice.

Shira Edelman·May 18, 2026