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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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When Gary Moore’s son, Andrew, turned 11 in 2007, Moore worried about his future. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , children with disabilities under 3 may receive early intervention services. From ages 3 to 21, children can receive special education services through their local public schools.

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The “World Footprints” Podcast Shares Untold Stories for Socially-Conscious Travelers

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Despite their financial success, they decided to focus instead on their travel podcast that they created in 2007, and they closed their travel agency in 2009. Another reason they closed the travel agency is because The White House had offered Tonya a job as the deputy assistant secretary for civil rights at the Department of Education.

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4 Books to Help You Reflect, Replenish and Grow this Month

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Andy Dunn founded the men’s clothing company Bonobos in 2007 as a student in his second year at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. When Orison Swett Marden wrote about the opportunity for self-improvement via reading in 1910, he wasn’t wrong about the life-changing education it can provide. By Andy Dunn.

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This Entrepreneur Built a Business on Values-Based Investing Before It Was Cool

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Through Talgra he educates others about how they, too, can align their money and their beliefs through more socially responsible investing. In 2007, Kaminer left the family business and created Talgra. “I And he wants to share that insight with as many people as possible. From a personal enrichment standpoint, something was missing.”.

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A Look at How Brad D. Smith Motivated and Inspired Intuit Employees

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After Intuit’s rebranding, revenue in the fourth quarter of 2008 was 11% higher than the final fiscal quarter of 2007, with total revenue for 2008 topping $3 billion. Smith’s lasting legacy Smith said his desire to learn as much as possible through his listening tour was influenced by his education at Marshall University in West Virginia.

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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

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Tony Lamb loves telling the story of how he was inspired to start Kona Ice, the gourmet ice cream truck franchise he launched in 2007. By starting Kona Ice in 2007, Lamb wanted to capitalize on the familiarity of that ice cream truck jingle and to create a new, positive and family-friendly image associated with the ice cream truck experience.

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SUCCESS Celebrates 125 Years of Progress, Positive Thinking and Personal Growth

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Then, following an ownership change in 2007, SUCCESS named another woman to the post of chief editor: Deborah Heisz. “I In 2007 SUCCESS was acquired by VideoPlus (eventually renamed SUCCESS Partners), an educational and marketing tools company based in Dallas. It’s changing, and I think the audience is requiring it to change.

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