Sigmon

[English] But to make a long story short, "Sigmon" in German is a man that works in wood, so we have a lot of Sigmons.

Oral History Interview with Frank Gilbert, Summer 1977. Interview H-0121. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1977

Sigmon was caught up in the nation's most peculiar, if widely accepted, charitable exercise—the athletic fund-raising event.

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Sigmon got interested when he read about the "Over the Edge" fund-raiser for Special Olympics Virginia.

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Sigmon paused at the precipice and posed a rather pertinent question to himself: What are you doing?

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Sigmon signed up, used the nonprofit's online fund-raising tools to launch a Web page featuring an adorable photo of himself and Katie in her flowery pink dress, and set about asking for money.

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When D-day rolled around, Sigmon felt fantastic, and the practice jump off a three-story parking garage was easy.

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Especially in the current economy, with penny-pinching customers unwilling to open wallets, entrepreneurs must consider how much the market will bear, says Ms. Sigmon.

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Of course, Sigmon didn't have to jump off a skyscraper to support the Special Olympics.

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That can be tricky to calculate, especially at start-ups, says Patricia Sigmon , author of "Six Steps to Creating Profit" and president of David Advisory Group in New York, a consulting firm for small and mid-sized businesses.

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Jeff Sigmon, a 51-year-old commercial-property manager, was about to rappel down the side of the city's second-tallest skyscraper, and he was having second thoughts.

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