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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

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Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. Such was the first hour or so of Lizeth Morales’ daybreak on Feb.

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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future. Breazeal later co-founded Jibo , a company that developed personal assistant robots in 2012. is a world-renowned pioneer and lead researcher of social robotics and human-robotics interaction.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” She moved on in 2012 and founded Mina Shah Enterprises the following year, self-funding with income from consulting.

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How to Name Your Business

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We rolled it out to the public in 2004. Sales rose by 23% in 2012. The staffer who suggested the name explained: “You are targeted, you make a direct hit, you are impactful, and you insert a red peg to illustrate the strike and success.” That is the core of our brand. About half of the people who hear the name immediately get it.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

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manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. sent to landfills by 2012, 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040. The first step toward saving money through zero waste is to audit the company’s waste stream. Subaru’s U.S.

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

” In 2004, they discussed It’s All About Energy, hosted by Memphis Light Gas & Water in Memphis, TN. William Thourlby quote: “Your appearance is truly the one factor you can control. Importantly, the team building event was the collaboration activity that later birthed the book, Who Took My Pen … Again?

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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To reach that level, to be named the youngest self-made woman on Forbes ’ “World’s Billionaires” list in 2012 and No. In 2004 Blakely tackled another hurdle when she appeared on a reality show with Richard Branson called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best , a sort-of cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race.

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