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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. Growing up, she was oblivious to her or her parents’ status. “I I was terribly naïve at the time,” she says. “I

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What Is Blue Ocean Strategy?

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Kim and Mauborgne published their ideas in their 2004 book, Blue Ocean Strategy. Some products and services we depend on did not even exist a decade ago. The market space may be murky, or your product differentiation unclear. Explaining a new product or service to them will likely require ninja-level marketing skills.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

From post-consumer materials in products to biodegradable packaging, shoppers actively look for good environmental stewards when they make purchases. Switching to reusable products saves money over the long run. they could put to more productive use. The job’s not through after the product reaches the consumer, for example.

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How to Name Your Business

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“You have a very limited amount of time to get a potential customer’s attention and answer key questions about what your business does,” says Mark Joyner, author of a book on business naming called The Irresistible Offer: How to Sell Your Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less. We rolled it out to the public in 2004.

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Ep 251: Maria Smith on the Science and Benefits of Goal-Setting

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She equips leaders, employees and organizations to clearly define goals and create a roadmap to achieving them, which allows for better alignment with corporate culture, leading to increased productivity and profitability. Growing up as the daughter of an immigrant parent, goal-setting has always been a way of life for Maria.

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Protect Yourself with an Online-Appropriate Resume!

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Corporate Law Paralegal 2: February 2004 – April 2006 . Corporate Law Paralegal 1: March 1998 – February 2004. For example, if your print resume reads: Transamerica Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, CA: March 1998 – April 2006. Then your digital resume should read: Employed by a national insurance provider: Eight years.

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The Rise of Solopreneur Manufacturing Companies

Small Business Labs

The tiny operations often make food, craft beer, toiletries or other niche products. " As the chart below shows (click to enlarge), there were about 350,000 manufacturing firms with no employees other than the owner in 2014, up almost 17% from 2004. Their growth stands out in a sector that has been shedding workers for decades."

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