Building a million-dollar business on a fifty dollar investment is the dream of many; and yet, for us, two women from south Florida, it became a reality during a time when wives were not even permitted to have their own credit cards, much less get a bank loan. My story of running a manufacturing business with sweat and tears and no experience is spiced with southern humor and plenty of courage. Haphazard Designs, Inc. was launched in 1976. The story is remarkable in its content of women working together, learning business principles and practices through patience, endurance and dogged determination to succeed. We were on the forefront of change…
Building a million-dollar business on a fifty dollar investment is the dream of many; and yet, for us, two women from south Florida, it became a reality during a time when wives were not even permitted to have their own credit cards, much less get a bank loan. My story of running a manufacturing business with sweat and tears and no experience is spiced with southern humor and plenty of courage. Haphazard Designs, Inc. was launched in 1976. The story is remarkable in its content of women working together, learning business principles and practices through patience, endurance and dogged determination to succeed. We were on the forefront of change…