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

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She purchased a second location from her mother in 2012 and has since opened one more, giving her three locations in New Jersey. “My Just before her freshman year studying psychology at William Paterson University, her father informed her that the family had been issued orders of deportation. For Morales, this was a shock.

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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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Euromonitor's Top 10 Consumer Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

Euromonitor released their Top 10 Consumer Trends of 2012 recently. Reality culture and consumers : Scripted reality or celebrities living the dream - consumers are gripped, sharing views and being moved to change their purchasing behaviour.  The trends I found most interesting are: Consumer vigilantes speak up!

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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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12 Days of Christmas Sale Day 5

Office Dynamics

Valid December 7, 2012 until Midnight Pacific Time. Today when you purchase World Class Assistant Audio CD (5 disc set) of the live program (Parts 1, 2 and 3) you will receive a copy of Real World Communication Strategies That Work - for FREE! This is just a small bit of information from these information packed Audio CDs.

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After 22 excellent years, I’ve reached the salary cap–so, now what?

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by ALICE BUMGARNER, MODERATOR on MARCH 14, 2012 2:47PM. Question: “I have been with my firm as a legal secretary, purchaser, database manager, etc. This information is proudly provided by Business Management Daily.com: [link]. in ADMIN PRO FORUM. for 22 years. I have always received excellent reviews and raises. Any suggestions?”

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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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