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“I grew up in a small country town outside of Portland, Maine, where I had the very good fortune of living near Sebago Lake, a popular summer retreat in Maine.

“In 2003, I retired from a major regional telephone company after 32 years of service. However, I never retired from my life long desire to be self-employed, online and helping others.  When I saw Terri Seymour’s offer to sell www.MyOwnEzine.com, I could not resist the opportunity and the adventure. I bought MyOwnEzine.com in August of 2004.  Since then I have enjoyed meeting and helping many new friends.

“I try to manage www.MyOwnEzine.com with honesty, simplicity and brevity.  I strive to make it your premier resource for publishing your own ezine and for improving your internet marketing.”

The Best French Restaurants are in France

From their website: 

Maurice Graham Henry is the founder and sole owner of DininginFrance.com.  He also owns DININGINPARIS.COM which takes users directly to the Paris section of the DininginFrance site.

Maurice inherited his love of France and French cuisine from his father. As a boy, his father would tell Maurice stories about his frequent travels to France, especially about the fine restaurants and the wonderful food he experienced there. His father, an attorney who is also an accomplished cook, would often prepare French cuisine at home when Maurice was growing up.

This background, along with trips to France and an entrepreneur’s fascination with the Internet, prepared Maurice to launch DininginFrance.com and DININGINPARIS.COM in 2001.  Because Maurice recognizes that not all top tier restaurants are to everyone’s personal taste, his primary goal is to help online visitors determine which restaurants with multiple Michelin stars they would personally enjoy visiting for truly unforgettable meals.

In the past five years, the site has firmly established itself as the Web’s most trusted guide to the very best restaurants of France and the best French restaurants around the world.

Must…Have…Chocolate!

Joan Coukos’ transition from international banker to artisanal chocolatier began when she found a set of chocolate molds at an antique market in Belgium.“I felt like I was on the verge of some discovery,” said Coukos. “I couldn’t put them down.”

She began gobbling books on chocolate and making chocolate once a month to bring to work. When she left banking in the fall of 2001, chocolate became her full-time job. She went to food networking events and chocolate trade shows. Banks and headhunters called with job leads, but she turned them down — she was up to her elbows in chocolate. Then, in 2003, she started her New York-based company, Chocolat Moderne.

It’s a dream so many people have: Chuck your day job and do the thing you’re most passionate about. A handful of those who leave cubicles to be entrepreneurs succeed wildly, such as handbag maker Kate Spade, who quit Mademoiselle magazine to start her business and now has 15 retail stores and 315 employees.

Coukos, whose chocolates are sold online and in upscale food stores, is energized by entrepreneurship.

“I wake up in the morning and I wish I was immediately at work,” Coukos said. “I can’t wait to get here.”

Visit Joan’s website here.