{"id":276279,"date":"2015-06-26T07:07:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/pro-education\/10-inspirational-business-stories-things-get-tough\/"},"modified":"2015-06-26T07:07:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:07:55","slug":"10-inspirational-business-stories-things-get-tough","status":"publish","type":"au-pro-education","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/pro-education\/10-inspirational-business-stories-things-get-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"10 inspirational business stories – for when things get tough"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n If there’s one\u00a0instantly recognisable characteristic all business owners share, it’s\u00a0resilience. On their\u00a0tool belts, hanging right next to resilience and failure, you’ll find\u00a0optimism. Every now and again however, even the most enduring spirits need a little motivational boost. If\u00a0you’re having ‘one of those days’, here are 10 inspiring stories\u00a0of commitment, courage and hard-earned success to keep you pumping\u00a0those business pedals:<\/p>\n When\u00a0Do Won Chang<\/a> moved from Korea to the USA in 1981\u00a0he\u00a0maintained three jobs to support himself and his wife, Jin Sook. The then janitor, petrol station attendant and coffee shop worker saved his pennies to\u00a0open a humble\u00a0clothing store in 1984. That clothing store grew into the multi-national retail giant today known as Forever 21<\/a>. With more than 600\u00a0stores<\/a>\u00a0in 2015 turning over approximately $4.4 billion\u00a0in annual sales, the couple have had to recruit the help of their two daughters Linda and Esther.<\/p>\n1. Forever\u00a0Striving<\/h2>\n