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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

It all started in 2001 when I launched a service business based on just an idea. Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big. But I know now I would never be where I am today without this traumatic experience. And I did change that day.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

Every year, the SUCCESS Women of Influence awards shine an exciting spotlight on remarkable women who transcend boundaries, inspiring and transforming lives across diverse industries and communities. It acknowledges that women’s contributions are indispensable, spanning not only specific roles but all facets of life and industry.

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Top ten ways to stay healthy at your desk

Practically Perfect PA

You’ll boost creativity, increase productivity, reduce stress and soothe your soul. Sharon has been in the fitness industry for more than three decades which includes owning and operating a fitness facility in Houston, TX. The objective is to briefly disconnect from the job at hand.

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Millions of tons of plastic are trashed every year. But what if we used it to pave our roads?

Ideas.Ted

India’s plastic road technology grew out of experimentation done in 2001 by R. Highway 162 in Oroville was in the headlines last August when Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, working with TechniSoil Industrial, which supplied the liquified plastic, paved a 1,000-foot test strip.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Do Online Classes Make Sense for.

On The Job

For example, Kaplan University started online classes with just 34 students in 2001, and now has 54,000 students participating in its online programs. Verify that the university offers a degree that will be valued by the industry or career you are pursuing. It’s a hang-onto-that-tiger-by-the-tail thing,” Clinefelter says.

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