As founder of $ 30million technical support startup,Heather Blease was on top of thw world. But when one mega-client did'nt deliver, her company came crashing down. After nearly a decade, Blease decided to launch the Brunswick, Maine-based SaviLinx, another technical support startup, with a new business model— and a new perspective.
BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR wasn’t something I set out to do. I told my father my favorite subjects were art and gym, and he suggested I go to college for electrical engineering. I wasn’t really math oriented, so it was a huge struggle. When the manufacturing plant I worked at was sold, I couldn’t get a straight answer about what was going to happen to me or my team. I was sick of waiting for a decision. Then it occurred to me that I could start my own business. My first contract was with my former employer.
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