When I was 10 years old I decided I wanted to become a fashion designer and I hand sewed dresses and skirts for my dolls. After learning how to sew by hand my grandmother showed me how to knit by hand. I used my fingers to knit these long rope-like creations. I started using my creations as hair ties and soon my friends from school were asking me to make some for them. I began selling them to make some extra money. I remember selling them at school and setting up a stand in front of my grandmother’s house. Instead of a lemonade stand I made fashion accessories. This is when my inner entrepreneur was born.
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