Real Winners
These long shots overcame the odds and emerged triumphant.
Starting a business is one of the hardest things a person cando, but there are times in life when a person must overcome evengreater obstacles, such as serious life-or-death issues that dwarfany other concerns. We talked with two entrepreneurs who overcamesuch obstacles--and started businesses to boot.
Don Katz, 29, founder of the Symposium WineBar in Irvine, California, is an entrepreneurial success usingany definition of the word. With an extensive educational andexperiential background in restaurant management, Katz was movingsteadily forward in his career--until 2001, when he was struck withspinal meningitis. After awakening from a coma, he was blind, anddoctors were unsure if he'd ever walk again. Six months later,he left the hospital, and with continued physical therapy, Katz isback on his feet.
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