If It's Broke, Decorate It
This entrepreneur fell off her bike and into a successful business.
When Jess Smith pitched over the handlebars of her bicycle in 2006, she didn't think her fractured wrist, shattered toe or broken nose were worth more than a few strong painkillers. But that bone-crunching bike ride turned out to be the genesis of Casttoo, her Boulder, Colo.-based business that designs decals for casts, prosthetic limbs and knee braces.Continue reading this article - and everything on Entrepreneur!
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