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returned to Apple and found huge success. Needless to say, we haven't had a Big Idea that has made us
This is a characteristic needed in order to find success billions of dollars. What we have learned is that running a
in anything. We have not found success on the level of business is not as easy as it looks, and it takes a thick skin
Apple; however, we do know the feeling of working to be able to survive the challenges, as well as resilience to
hard, overcoming the struggles and building a successful rise above mere survival and thrive.
company. This type of resilience is not only required of us, Safari Njema!
as company leaders, but also of our team. We look for this
in all our team members. The ability to fall and get back Dee Karawadra is president and CEO of Impact PaySystem, and Emily
up and dust off is essential. A large part of a successful Karawadra is the company's chief financial officer. Since 2001, Impact
company is the strength of its team. PaySystem has been a leading provider of payment processing technolo-

gies and services to merchants throughout the United States. Through
We, as a husband and wife team, have had to develop this alliances with payments industry leaders such as Chase Paymentech,
resilience in many ways. Each of us is an entrepreneur First Data, Buypass, Sage and more, Impact PaySystem offers tailored
married to an entrepreneur. The highs and lows of
this situation can be hard on any marriage or business solutions to meet the unique needs of each merchant. Dee and Emily will
partnership. Along with sharing the hard work, a welcome your questions and comments at dee@impactpays.com and
commitment to the end result also emily@impactpays.com, respectively.
must be shared. Fortunately, in this
way, we are like-minded. We both can
weather the falls and enjoy the climbs Snapshot of Upcoming Events
in marriage, parenting and business.
And having the support needed at
home has attributed to building our
business.

No giving up
Ross Perot once said, "Most people give
up just when they're about to achieve
success. They quit on the one-yard
line. They give up at the last minute
of the game, one foot from a winning
touchdown." This is something we
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Before opening Impact PaySystem,
we both had business experience.
While some experiences were more
successful than others, each and every
one taught us valuable lessons. Any
business will have highs and lows. It's
inevitable. The key is to survive the
lows and thrive on the highs.

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on the road map to success.

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