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"Success Never Smelled So Sweet"..... Entrepreneur and BOSS Lisa Price

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Lisa Price   Founder of Carol's Daughter  http://www.carolsdaughter.com/ Twitter - @Carols_Daughter What began as a hobby turned into a lucrative business for Brooklyn, N.Y., native Lisa Price. In the early 1990s, Price began adding oils and fragrances to unscented lotions. She had a good job with "The Cosby Show," and when the show ended in 1992, she continued to experiment with her concoctions and eventually began selling them in flea markets. After the demand for her products like honey puddin' and mango body butter spread via word of mouth, Price founded her beauty-products company, Carol's Daughter, in honor of her mother in 1994. "My mother was the first person to encourage me to sell outside of family and friends," Price said. "I have named the company Carol's Daughter because it is who I am." The business began as just a mail-order operation, but in 1999 she opened the first Carol's Daughter store in Brooklyn's Fort Green...