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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

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I look at it as ‘The American Reality,’” says Jeffrey Gitomer, best-selling author of the Little Red Book of Selling and the Little Gold Book of YES! The nation’s 73 million baby boomers (according to data estimates from the 2020 census ) are just starting to reach retirement age, yet they’re realizing that they can’t afford to retire.

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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.” Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7%

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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The rate of startup creation across the nation plummeted 44% between 1978 and 2012, prompting small-business advocates to sound alarms. They dip into retirement savings, run up credit card debt or ramp up slowly while juggling day jobs. As someone once said to us, the key to entrepreneurship is staying alive long enough to get lucky.

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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unseen Force Behind His Legacy: His First Personal Secretary, Maude Ballou

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Historian David Garrow, in his book “Bearing the Cross,” casts a spotlight on Ballou’s crucial role during the peak of Dr. King’s national prominence. “I booked flights, conducted research, engaged in writing – I did it all.” “I thought I was much more than that,” she reflected.

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Last Minute Tips to Generate Business During the Holidays

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Share with them your excitement about your new offerings and goals in 2012, and ask for them to help you spread the word. Bringing a favorite e-book out of retirement for a limited time (or one last time) can help put money in your pocket while you sleep! What better time than the holiday season to connect with people?

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An interview with Admin Awards Founder, Sunny Nunan, by Executive Support Magazine

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My mother, Jeannette Castellano, inspired the creation of the Admin Awards, which began back in 2012 in Dallas, Texas. When my mom retired just shy of her 80th birthday from the profession, she was given a scrapbook that was packed with pages of pictures, letters and writings about what she meant to her co-workers and organization.

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More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food

Small Business Labs

" While small farms are not going to replace large farms anytime soon, the USDA is projecting that the market for locally grown food will be about $7 billion by 2012, up steeply from $4 billion in 2002. agriculture went through a dramatic consolidation." This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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