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I have had to start again - twice. My first business venture was to start Abbey Life Assurance on moving to England from South Africa in 1961. I sold out after a few years, at a small profit, to an American joint venture. Abbey Life grew into a sizable company, but following acrimonious arguments between the two shareholders, one bought out the other and I resigned. As most of the management also resigned in sympathy, I...