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Me and My Money: He overcomes a $100k setback to build a thriving online tuition business

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CEO and founder of Writing Samurai and co-founder of Grade Solution Learning Centre Jerry Lee splits his money evenly between investing in stocks and reinvesting in my own business.

CEO and founder of Writing Samurai and co-founder of Grade Solution Learning Centre Jerry Lee splits his money evenly between investing in stocks and reinvesting in my own business.

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SINGAPORE – Mr Jerry Lee knows that the road to financial independence is rarely smooth.

He and his business partner lost more than $100,000 in the early years of running Grade Solution Learning Centre, which he set up in 2012 as a physical tuition centre in Kovan.

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