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$3,000 and an Idea Launched Pampered Chef

Posted on 18. Jan, 2007 by Ty Tribble in Network Marketing - MLM

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Chicago Sun Times:

What a difference a potato peeler can make. Doris K. Christopher, a former home economics teacher, knew that people had trouble finding the time to make home-cooked meals. She figured that better tools -- sharp peelers and good cutting boards -- would make it easier for home cooks.

That simple idea, plus a $3,000 loan from a life insurance policy, launched the Pampered Chef, an Addison-based company that now counts 12 million customers worldwide.

Christopher, 61, is this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Corporate Growth Chicago.

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