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Jennifer Yau is the founder of One Fated Knight, a leather handbag company based in Vancouver, B.C.

Whether it was outlined on the back of a paper napkin, it was financed by your sister's mother-in-law's next-door neighbour, or it was a desperation move after you were laid off by a corporation, we want to hear about how your small or medium-sized business got its start.

Jennifer Yau is the founder of One Fated Knight, a leather handbag company based in Vancouver, B.C. In this edition of How I Started, she talks about moving to New York City for love, only to return home two years later to launch her company.

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