Word: stradley
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many banks will not extend commercial loans to women unless their husbands or other men in the family cosign the application. "Everyone thought it was funny that I wanted to start my own asphalt-paving company," says Carolyn Stradley, 42, who founded C&S Paving, an Atlanta firm (1987 revenues: $2.5 million) after helping run a similar company. "Bankers would tell me, 'Honey, you can't make a living in that business.' " Stradley finally got a loan after her brother, who was unemployed and had once been bankrupt, cosigned...
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