Overcoming setbacks to identify and service a vital niche market in an aging Australia are the hallmarks of a hugely successful business that could operate as a blueprint for any burgeoning entrepreneurs.
But while Jan Wood and her husband, John Minchenberg, are enjoying success now, it wasn't an easy ride to the position of unlimited potential they now enjoy.
Jan's company is called Healthcare Specialty Products and while today it has all the trappings of success, she and her husband have endured a relatively rough ride in finally establishing the business.