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MON AMI MARK - MY FRIEND MARK

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   English Version - *version française dessous* MY FRIEND MARK “Never let schooling interfere with your education”  – Mark Twain I laughed when I read Mark Twain’s quote...   I felt he was speaking to me!   You see, I was a terrible student.   I only mastered two subjects, history and current events.   I barely got out of high school and never had the marks to go to university.   Consequently, I went into the family jewelry business.   I was 18 years old.   Five years later my parents went into a joint venture in the Republic of Ireland with two other companies.   My folks suggested to their partners that even though I was young, I could run the green field start up.   Everyone agreed and I moved to Ireland.     I knew the manufacturing process pretty well, but that was about it.   I had no experience setting up a new business, hiring the employees, r...