Village Candle Inc.


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Aug 1, 1999

Paul Aldrich, who lives in Topsham, Maine, started Village Candle in 1992 with $20 borrowed from a friend. Applying copious amounts of Yankee ingenuity, f...  Read story

Grand Plans

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1999

Shoestring start-ups: seven fast-growing companies that were started for $1,000 or less, and tactics to borrow for your own start-up.  Read story

The Classic Bootstrapper

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 2000

A candle maker's frugal ways recall the bootstrapping techniques of yesteryear Don't look to Paul Aldrich for clues on how to boot...  Read story

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