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

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At 29, she was the epitome of the American Dream, having come to the United States from Peru as a child, Morales was a college graduate, a homeowner living in Garfield, New Jersey, who held a sales and development management position at Blinds To Go. Her first thought was the officer saw her talking on the phone.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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The National Women’s Business Council found that the top five industries (“healthcare and social assistance; professional, scientific and technical services; retail trade; and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services”) made up 66.2% of women-owned businesses. I have a lot of fun,” she said. “We

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Managing the growth of your VA practice

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Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. First up on December 15, 2009 , is “Facebook Up Close and Personal,&# presented by Andrea Kalli. For more info, or to register, go the the AZVAs event page here. Loose Ends.

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Regional Virtual Assistant Retreat?

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Strategies for managing those feelings include volunteering, participating in face-to-face networking, and hosting gatherings of one’s peers. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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My foolproof, two-pronged approach: Liability Insurance Separate office space Speaking of this , here are some related posts from the Loosely Speaking archives: Skunkage: Risk Management for the Self Employed Top Ten “to NOT do&# List Items Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

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Despite an overall increase in volunteerism in Canada, the proportion volunteering for culture and recreation organizations dropped from 32% in 1997 to 22% in 2004. This is not just a simple case of individuals needing to better manage their time,” Romanow said. “We

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Foreign Born in the US Workforce

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Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   Foreign born workers comprise about 15.5% million workers. 

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