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Lessons From Past Recessions

Success

For anyone who lived through the fear and uncertainty of the 2008 financial crisis, hearing ‘recession’ from news anchors and pundits can bring up anxiety and fear. The most recent recession was in 2020 and only lasted a couple of months, whereas the 2008 recession lasted about 18 months.

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Young Entrepreneurship Is On The Rise

Allwork

Many current college students and recent graduates have seen the negative impact of the 2008 recession had on millennials – most notably, millennial college graduates. . The concerns driving this increased spike in young entrepreneurship are pragmatic and personal. Primary industries young entrepreneurs are breaking into .

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Meet the Christmas Tree Farmers Keeping the Spirit of Christmas Alive

Success

Many farmers forgo the wholesale market by welcoming visitors to purchase fresh trees—one of some 25 million sold in the U.S. Hidden Pond Tree Farm Mendham, New Jersey Christian Nicholson started Hidden Pond Tree Farm by leasing 35 acres of land and selling his first tree in 2008. every year. How do Christmas tree farms work ?

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Financially Challenges Millennials Changing Society

Small Business Labs

According to several recent articles the financial problems of millennials is leading to changing behaviors and purchase patterns as well as broader societal shifts. The article goes on to list a series of depressing stats on millennial finances, including: Average Millennial student loan debt: $33,000. [ USA Today ].

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What is a Home Equity Loan and How Does it Work?

Small Business CEO

In recent years, housing values across the nation have dramatically risen since the housing crisis in 2008. If you were fortunate enough to purchase a home soon after the 2008 housing crash, you can have access to a large sum of money through a home equity loan.… From 2017-2018, home values increased by 8.7

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Unautomate Your Finances – The Guide

Brilliantly Better

Anyway, I’m not going to talk about Adam Baker or Glenn Allsopp in this article, although you should do yourself a favor and check out their blogs, I’m going to talk about something really, really important: Adam Baker’s first commercial product: Unautomate Your Finances. But Unautomate Your Finances will goo deeper.

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Credit cards going green

Eco-Office Gals

Discover launched the first biodegradable credit card years ago – in 2008! This has not only allowed for greater and easier access to your accounts online but it has made your finances easier to manage and is also a step towards less paper which is only positive for the environment. photo by: Images_of_Money.