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'You have a purpose in life.' (H. Douglas Cook, entrepreneur who took over Mountain Shadows, Inc., a residential care facility for the developmentally disabled)

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Cook bought Mountain Shadows with the aim of making it a more profitable business, and he has introduced an open management style that emphasizes employees. Cook's son, who was born with cerebral palsy, is a resident of Mountain Shadows.

Author: Barrier, Michael
Publisher: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1995
Residential Care Services, Other Residential Care Facilities, Residential care, Residential care facilities, Mountain Shadows, Inc.

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The language of success

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Helen and Mary Shih's 1-800-777-CLUB provides telemarketers names and addresses of 1.5 mostly Asian-American individuals and 300,000 businesses. The Shih's attribute their success to persistence and 'thinking big.'

Author: Barrier, Michael
Publisher: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1997
Direct Mail Advertising, Direct Mail List Rental, Direct mail advertising services, Case studies, Company Profile, List brokers, Entrepreneurship, Shih, Marty, Shih, Helen, 1-800-777-CLUB

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The picture of success

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Westlight, a stock photo company is profiled. Owner Craig Aurness explains the success of the company and his management philosophy,

Author: Barrier, Michael
Publisher: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1992
Commercial photography, Photographic industry, Aurness, Craig, Westlight Creative Services

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