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

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She left her job, withdrew every cent of her 401(k), and bought her father’s Peruvian restaurant, El Gordo. She purchased a second location from her mother in 2012 and has since opened one more, giving her three locations in New Jersey. “My Look how popular Mexican food, Asian food, Italian food restaurants are.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or what about an elegant restaurant that has a dress code prohibiting shorts? Instead of turning someone away, a restaurant staffer escorts him to a private closet that has “loaner pants.” A couple of hours later, the happy patron pays his $200 tab; he will return to the restaurant nine times the next year.

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Raise a Glass: The Popularity of Nonalcoholic Drinks Is Marking a Shift in Drinking Culture

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If you walk into a restaurant or a grocery store, the options are still very limited. Changing the narrative Inclusivity Raising public awareness often starts close to home, where bars and restaurants that prioritize alcoholic over nonalcoholic beverages can be some of the biggest advocates for a true shift in drinking culture.

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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. trillion.”

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

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So in 2012, he sold his house in Frisco (a suburb of Dallas), quit his job of eight years, and moved to one of the poorest areas in Dallas. “It One day, back in 2012, his friend was carrying a bag of vegetables he had harvested from Babcock’s garden across Bonton. Asking yourself an honest question like “Why am I here?”

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Great Visualization of the Changing Part-Time Workforce

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.  Accroding to the Atlanta Fed the primary takeaways from the chart are: The percent of the workforce that is part time varies greatly across industries (compare for example, durable goods manufacturing with restaurants). The article goes on to compare 2013 with 2012.   Go to the article for more details.

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

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Many crew members found work at grocery stores and restaurants. KFM Making a Difference has awarded 130 college scholarships to adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder across the nation since 2012. This article originally appeared in the March/April 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.