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Planning and Advice

Learning from failure

Jerome Downey knows what it’s like to fail. At 24, when most people are trying to land full-time jobs, he launched Downey Mortgage & Financial, a Nova Scotia-based brokerage offering discount financing.

By Suzanne Sharma |June 4, 2013

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Planning and Advice

Your face is his fortune

Beauty may only be skin deep, but for Parham Aarabi, 36, it’s a multimillion-dollar business. His software lets users see the results of cosmetic corrections without the pain of the procedure.

By Vikram Barhat |June 4, 2013

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Planning and Advice

Getting in tune

Mike Miltimore, 37, was literally made for the music business. “My dad needed a helper for his store, Lee’s Music, and nine months later, there I was—though not quite ready to do complicated guitar repairs,” he jokes. He now co-owns Lee’s Music, which caters to players of all levels, offers lessons and houses a full-service maintenance and repair shop.

By Dean DiSpalatro |June 4, 2013

6 min read

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Estate Planning

Ensure business owners plan ahead

Businesses are more likely to survive if owners plan ahead. This real-life story explains why.

By Jordan Gould |May 28, 2013

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