How did your business get started? What did it take you to make a profit? Strong will, inspiration, an idea, and hard work has to be in there! When times get tough do you throw in the towel or do you stick it out? Every woman owned business has had an emotional rollercoaster attached to it. Don’t give up for every dip down there is only one way to go back up. Here is an article below on how Mary Kay Inc. got started – she could have easily given up but never did. Hopefully this article can help give you give your business a boost. 



Upset with the way she had been treated in the male-dominated business world, Mary Kay Ash began to make a list of all the negative and positive things she’d seen working for previous employers. She discovered after writing this down that she had the perfect plan for a successful company.

Before Mary Kay Inc.:

Born Mary Kathlyn Wagner in 1918, at age 17 she married Ben Rogers and soon had three children. While he served in WWII, she sold books door-to-door, selling an amazing $25,000 in just six months. After her husband's return in 1938, they divorced and she decided to change careers, going to work for Stanley Home Products. Though one of the top sales directors, she was repeatedly refused promotions and pay raises that the men were getting. After 25 years of hard work, she retired in 1963.

Mary Kay Inc.:

With her life savings of $5,000 and the help of her 20-year-old son, Mary Kay opened her first 500 sq. ft. store in Dallas in 1963. Mary Kay Inc. started with just nine independent beauty consultants. She based the company’s philosophy strongly on her Christian faith. She told her people to prioritize their life with God first, family second, and work third. With this as her guiding practice she has encouraged women and given them new opportunities for their own personal and financial success.

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