Serendipity or Passion?: Building a Successful Business One Lesson at a Time

When Passion Meets Opportunity, Success Is a "Natural" ... Eventually

A philosopher once said, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Stephanie Blackwell puts it a little differently: Success is what happens when passion meets serendipity. You need passion and you also need the right opportunity. That's the magic formula.

Still, success doesn't happen overnight. Serendipity or Passion? tells the tale of the growth of Aurora Products from a tiny backroom operation with four...