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Mini-Quiz: Case Study of Starting Mary Kay Inc.

by Ron Kurtus (6 April 2018)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. What special skills did Mary Kay Ash have?

She was good in sales and training personnel

She had a photographic memory

She had no special skills but was very lucky

2. What inspired Ash to start a business?

She sought revenge against her old boss

She went to motivational seminars

She saw the potential in women running their own enterprises

3. How did Ash start her business?

She used her savings and help from her son

She bought a franchise and changed its name

She started selling door-to-door until someone hired her

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion Entrepreneur. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Be determined to achieve your goal

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Resources and references

Ron Kurtus' Credentials

Websites

Mary Kay Ash: Top Entrepreneur - The Balance

Mary Kay Ash - Wikipedia

Mary Kay Inc. - Wikipedia

Mary Kay Ash - Biography

About Mary Kay Ash - MaryKay.com

Entrepreneur Resources

Books

(Notice: The School for Champions may earn commissions from book purchases)

Top-rated books by Mary Kay Ash

Top-rated books on Starting a Business

Top-rated books on being an Entrepreneur

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Entrepreneurship topics

Mini-Quiz: Case Study of Starting Mary Kay Inc.

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Entrepreneur topics

Basics

• Levels of Starting a Business
• Starting an Occasional Business
• Going in Business for Yourself
• Types of Entrepreneurial Enterprises

Getting started

• Getting Idea of a Business to Start
• Deciding to Start Your Own Business
• Be First or Be Better
• Start the Right Kind of Small Business

Case studies

• Starting Dell Computers
• Starting FedEx
• Starting Mary Kay

Also see

• Entrepreneurship Survey Results
• Growing Your Business
• eCommerce
• Marketing

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