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

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Her first thought was the officer saw her talking on the phone. She purchased a second location from her mother in 2012 and has since opened one more, giving her three locations in New Jersey. “My The morning was like any other , the monotony of life so quickly forgotten: wake up, shower, coffee, drive to work, rinse, repeat.

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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

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In 2012 I wrote about my mother-in-law, Helen Johnson, and I think this question defined her life. I admit it, I’m pretty addicted to my phone. I am trying to lessen my phone dependence for Lent. Check how the new job is going, ask about the bumpy relationship with the boss or share helpful information. I’m working on it.

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

  2012 will see more small businesses recognize and take advantage of this key competitive advantage.   This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow.    Technology Trends.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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It is not illegal for an information technology firm and a janitorial services company to form a partnership, but how many opportunities will that create?” Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. In 2012 I passed along between 35 and 40% of the work that came my way.

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Follow the Science: Ze Frank Teaches Us True Facts and Life Lessons

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At this inflection point, Frank considered law school while answering phones for the Latin American division of Travelers Insurance. As planned, The Show came to an end after one year, but it was revived in 2012 as A Show , which began with an “Invocation for Beginnings” and followed “a line of inquiry around emotion.” That got lonely.

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Smartphones Increasing Small Business Transparency

Small Business Labs

Lots of good information on mobile computing in comScore's 2012 Mobile Future in Focus report (free, registration required).   According to the report, the use of smartphones continues to rapidly expand and consumers are increasingly using their phones as part of their retail purchase process.  

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Far fewer employees have laptops (39 percent), mobile phones (40 percent) or tablet computers (13 percent) available to them at work. Provide spaces for social, informal connections. It is therefore important to provide spaces for social, informal connections throughout the day, whether these are planned or more impromptu.