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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

It was 2010. I lost my confidence. Buoyed by this success, I decided to go for the biggest deal of my life: the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. On January 15, 2010, I was expecting a delivery of 17,000-plus tickets, and I had paid a deposit of $3 million for them. I was waiting for the most important call of my life.

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Review of Our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2010

Small Business Labs

  Here is how we did in 2010: 1.    We won't have the final data on this for another couple of quarters, but I'm confident this forecast will prove to be correct.   While the number of green small business opportunities probably increased in 2010, overall the weak economy hurt the sector.  We

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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

Success

Each piece of jewelry is handcrafted by its female artisans who are building new lives for themselves and their families—and 100% of the Penh Lenh’s net sales are reinvested into the brand’s social mission to provide fair and dignified employment, skill training and educational opportunities for its artisans. Photo courtesy of Lasso.

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The Power of Hope: How I Qualified for the Paralympic Games

Success

I was on the junior varsity soccer team and was training for varsity. Instead, I started playing sports with my friends again and started regaining my confidence. When I arrived at the Olympic training center, I once again heard what God told me in the hospital: “I have plans for you.” I kept training. I felt chills.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

Business owners, executives, sales teams and rev ops teams hire her when they want to boost mental stamina and increase sales through neuroscience-based mindset training. They have more than 17,000 women in their community and have led more than 6,000 women through their training and coaching programs. With the U.S.

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James Dyson: The Ever-Tinkering Engineer

Success

By Dyson’s side since they met at art school was Deirdre, an illustrator and graphic designer by training (she now custom-designs carpets ). Dyson was confident the money would come from selling the company’s own well-engineered products—from the iconic vacuums and bladeless fans to the newer Corrale™ straightener and Hot+Cool purifier.

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Why We Aren't Doing a Coworking Forecast This Year

Small Business Labs

  As we pointed out last week , there's a lot confusion around what is and is not "coworking"   We still like the definition we've used since 2010.  But It's been the forecasting equivalent of chasing a runaway train. And that train has gotten very big and is moving rapidly. 

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