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

Success

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. She left her job, withdrew every cent of her 401(k), and bought her father’s Peruvian restaurant, El Gordo.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. Previous to this I worked in such roles as Secretary to a group of Consultants, Marketing Assistant for an Architect firm, Facilities Coordinator for a construction company and Purchase Ledger for NHS Legal department just to name a few.

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VA Industry Leaders: a conversation

Loosely Speaking

I left the corporate world late 1993 and began my homebased secretarial business in March 1994 with the goal of just taking in typing and being home for my 5 daughters. My aunt had recently died and I had a small inheritance that we were going to invest in finding another line of work for my husband (Chef/Restaurant Mgr.). Loose Ends.

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