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The dreams and visions of youth mellowed by real realities are reflected here in Jim Burr's reflections about his helicopter company.
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Flying has inspired entrepreneurs throughout time. Great fortunes, gained and lost, attempt to capture the dream of Icarus.
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Provo, Utah: A number of our viewers have written, "Tell us a few stories about some people who have failed! Not everybody's successful!" And surely, that is true. Yet, every business owner that we have studied over the years has failed once or twice before getting it right.

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So, within several episodes, we analyze the chemistry of failure — from too little capital, too ambitious an idea, no real sustainable market, poor quality control, poor customer service — there are so many places (and many more ways) to go wrong in business. Jim Burr, founder of Rocky Mountain Helicopter, tells us his story.
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Great successes after difficult failures
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You'll win some, but not all...
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USA: All the business owners who have ever been profiled on this television show have known failures. Everyone. Failures teach; success builds confidence.
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Here are insights from others who have bounced back from out of the darkness:
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» Chef Thomas Keller, The French LaundryChef Thomas Keller says:
Learn From Mistakes, Be True To Yourself, but Keep Dreaming.
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she did What Others Wouldn't Do. She says: Prepare Yourself
» Small Business SchoolSara and Chris Fortune faced down bankruptcy; Chris said: "You can walk through the valley of death and survive."
» Eric Rose, EM Rose Builders, Branford, ConnecticutEric Rose learned the hard way that he was not ready to run his own business, yet that didn't stop his dreams...
» Her father and mother retired leaving the leadership in the hands of one of their "in-laws."  He was driving the company into the ground, so Linda had to come in and take over.Linda Opici, the founders' daughter, had to take over, pushing out leadership that was failing their family business.
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