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Purpose Over Paychecks: Patrice Washington’s Advice for Building Wealth Organically

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It was 2009, and she had just lost everything in the Great Recession: her real estate business, a spacious house in California and all of her belongings. After losing everything in the recession, Washington felt obligated to help people struggling with their finances. Some finance gurus preach entrepreneurship and nothing else.

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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. The duo finances their podcast with their own money. “[The At the time it was too difficult for them to run a podcast and travel agency.

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This 3-Question Self-Assessment Can Help You Reprioritize Your Life

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Our goals are more specific in our careers and finances than they are in our families and marriages. This article was published in August 2009 and has been updated. We just don’t know as much about how to build great relationships and strong marriages and families as we know about how to do well in our companies or positions.

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Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business

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Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 16, 2009 Following on from my interview on CNBC, I came under fire with some criticism for suggesting the banks and the government is failing small business with access to affordable finance. Forex Robot Said on November 17th, 2009 at 5:56 am [.]

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/17

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/17 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 17, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 15, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Impact Investor Evelyn Castle Finds Opportunity in Equity-Driven Ventures

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After co-founding eHealth Africa (eHA) in 2009, Castle oversaw fundraising efforts that drew in $250 million over a 10-year period. Most women really don’t like taking out loans or going to access financing… we generally don’t talk ourselves up very much.”. Success Depends on Access to Capital.

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