How did Mary Kay start her business?
Editted to add by a different user: In 1952, Ash left Stanley and was hired as the national training director for a Dallas direct-sales firm, World Gift Co., where she worked until 1963. Frustrated when passed over for a promotion–in favor of a man that she had trained–Ash retired in 1963 and intended to write a book to assist women in business. The book turned into a business plan for her ideal company, and in September 1963, Mary Kay Ash and her son, Richard Rogers, began Mary Kay Cosmetics with a $5,000 investment. Copied from http://en.wikipedia.
