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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

Anyway here we are in 2014 and I hope that everyone is settling back into work after the Christmas and New Year break. I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development. PA Networking.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

Success

When Logan Shinholser, owner and CEO of the Contractor Growth Network in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from college in 2014, he started providing marketing services for his father’s pond construction, repair and cleaning business in Maryland. “I Some may be business owners, but they don’t have to be,” Marshall says.

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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

Success

Then Fox’s golden-boy career was seemingly derailed much too soon by a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease—only to be resurrected by award-winning guest roles and, briefly, his own NBC sitcom before he officially retired in 2020. While the network hoped Fox’s return would be a ratings boon, the series fought to find an audience.

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16 Rich Habits

Success

Contribute as much as you can afford to a retirement plan. Instead, these successful people use their free time engaged in personal development, networking, volunteering, working side jobs or side businesses , or pursuing some goal that will lead to rewards down the road. Network and volunteer regularly. Set goals, not wishes.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

Women of color-owned firms saw a growth of 43% between 2014 and 2019, while firms owned by African American women saw both the highest growth rate (50%) and the highest number of “net new women-owned businesses” (42%). Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Network for her community work with ScholarCHIPS. Network Inc., How Will You Show Up? ,

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Small Business Labs: Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell.

Small Business Labs

mobile app sales alone at over $18 billion in 2014.  .  There are thousands of new, small "apps" companies  generating real revenue.    Industry analysts are upping their app revenue forecasts almost monthly.  A   A recent forecast has U.S.   In Q2 2010 alone, 144 U.S.

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