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

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Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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The New Multinationals: Small, Micro and Solo Businesses Driving the Next Wave of Globalization

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goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014.  The global middle class reached 3 billion in 2015 and could surpass 4 billion by 2021 ,  And as we recently pointed out , this surging middle class is happening mostly in Asia and other developing regions of the world. In fact, according to the U.S. goods exports in 2026.

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

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By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | August 2021. Note: Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis passed away on May 1, 2021. In 2004, I gave Olympia the final draft of my book “Be the Ultimate Assistant” to review and offered her free rein to take out anything she did not like. Olympia Dukakis & Personal Asst.

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Rent vs. Buy: What’s the Right Decision for You?

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According to the National Association of Realtors 2021 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report, millennials made up 37% of buyers; 32% of buyers were baby boomers; and 24% were Gen Xers in 2020. People who bought a median priced home in January 2021 accumulated more than $50,000 in equity by January 2022, Evangelou says.

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The Heart of the Matter: My Tribute to Olympia Dukakis

Bonnie Low Kramen

Olympia Dukakis passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. In 2004, I gave her the final draft of my book, “Be the Ultimate Assistant.” In contrast, I can tell you that she prepared for her plays and movies very differently, as a self-proclaimed “thespian nun.” We knew it was coming but the reality hit me like a tidal wave.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). The team has sold over $1 billion in 2021 in real estate sales.

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