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Meet two Dallas women who turned a frustrating morning into a $7.5 million enterprise
Meet two Dallas women who turned a frustrating morning into a $7.5 million enterprise
Janie Cooke and Caroline Nix came up with an idea for a better key ring, chipped in $5,000 each and ran with it.
Oventure co-CEOs and founders Janie Cooke (left) and Caroline Nix pose with their Big O Key Rings.(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor)
Janie Cooke and Caroline Nix have a multimillion-dollar enterprise to show for it.
Exactly nine years ago, the 40-somethings made plans to meet at Southpaws in Preston Center to kick around ideas for going into business together. ....

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