Flor Castillo, owner of Sierra Vista, Ariz.-based Flora's Dry Cleaning & Alterations, tells her story: "My journey began when I had a small taste of being a business owner. I worked for Lloyd's Dry Cleaners for over eight years where I put my sweat, tears and hard work into the business." One day, she notes, "The owners saw how hard I worked and how I was dedicated to this industry so they offered me the opportunity to buy their business. Unfortunately, the deal fell through. I thought that all my hard work and dreams were gone. I cried myself to sleep every night thinking what could've been.
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