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How has being a mom impacted your<br />
decision to be an entrepreneur?<br />
Being a mom and entrepreneur is just a<br />
part of who God made me. It’s only natural<br />
that both abilities express themselves.<br />
What is it about your business that<br />
you are most proud of? I am proud of<br />
the fact that I had the guts to leave my<br />
conventional job and walk towards my<br />
dreams.<br />
Did you have any early doubts that<br />
might have stopped you? Show me an<br />
entrepreneur that doesn’t have fears and<br />
doubts! They don’t exist. It’s called faith. I<br />
just keep looking forward and walk in the<br />
faith that God will help me overcome any<br />
obstacle put in my path.<br />
What do you think is the key to your<br />
success? Clearly keeping in mind my<br />
priorities: my faith in God, my family and<br />
my business.<br />
About the Y.E.S.S. Awards<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> and Dickinson State<br />
University’s Strom Center for Entrepreneurship<br />
and Innovation’s Young Entrepreneur<br />
Success Story (Y.E.S.S.) Award winner will be<br />
announced each issue.<br />
We will profile individuals who personify the<br />
entrepreneurial spirit of our state and offer<br />
advice to others facing similar challenges as<br />
our featured entrepreneur. Experts tell us there<br />
is a strong correlation between innovation,<br />
entrepreneurial activity and a region’s<br />
economic vitality.<br />
Creative young adults are key to N.D.'s<br />
economic future. If you know of an<br />
entrepreneur under 30 who is making a<br />
difference, we invite your nominations.<br />
E-mail us at <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> (thecitymagazine<br />
@unitedprinting.com), or call us at<br />
701-223-0505.<br />
Our Advice:<br />
Dr. Knude Swensen, professor of Marketing<br />
at Dickinson State University, noted that the<br />
fastest growing area of advertising today is<br />
Internet advertising. “Some companies are<br />
making millions of dollars a year and even<br />
millions a day by advertising online,” said<br />
Swensen. “The number of hits justifies the<br />
cost. Any business, anywhere, that wants<br />
its product known should seriously consider<br />
using the Internet aggressively at this point<br />
in the game. Eventually, there will be a<br />
saturation point. The first companies in will<br />
have an advantage, and now is the time to<br />
get in.”<br />
November 2009 39
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