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Facade of D'Ambrosi Fine Foods
D'Ambrosi Fine Foods is an American-run business in Stow-on-the-Wold.

As locals gossip beneath the low-beamed ceiling of a coffee shop, I ask Audrey Ann Masur to speak up.

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Gabi McCord in her wheelchair
Gabi McCord was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer at 35.
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A view of Hale Lane in the Cotswolds
A lane in the Cotswolds, the area of England dubbed the "Hamptons of England."
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Audrey Ann Masur
Audrey Ann Masur, 37, has lived in the Cotswolds for five years.
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Barbara Brown teaching Yoga
Barbara Brown, 83, still teaches chair yoga at nursing homes throughout Richmond, Virginia.
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Split image of Jesse D'Ambrosi and D'Ambrosi Fine Foods
Jesse D'Ambrosi and the signage for her store, D'Ambrosi Fine Foods, in Stow-on-the-Wold.
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Bill Miller
Bill Miller still works as a real estate broker and forklift driver.
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Andrew Yang on his electric scooter

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Yang, a 50-year-old entrepreneur based in New York City. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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Ina Harris, 82
Ina Harris, 82, opened a direct care business last year and has slowly been securing clients.

Ina Harris, 82, believes that starting a business is the only way she can earn enough to pay her bills.