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AQ Top 5 Young Entrepreneurs: Duckencia Bourdierd

By Brendan O'Boyle

To help her country rebuild after the 2010 earthquake, this young Haitian found she first had to break a glass ceiling.

This article is adapted from AQ's most recent print issue. See all our Top 5 Young Latin American entrepreneurs here.| Leer en español 

Duckencia bourdierd had just graduated from college when a powerful earthquake devastated her hometown of Port-au-...

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