As a single mom struggling just to make ends meet, Susan Handley started Beijo with no prior business experience. Instead, she had the encouragement of her friends, a loan from her father, and the desire to make a better life for herself and her young son, Kyle. It was Kyle, in fact, who provided the name for his moms company. Beijo, which means kiss in Portuguese, was Kyles second spoken word, one that the toddler often repeated when asking for a beijo, Mama, beijo.
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