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

Success

Her first thought was the officer saw her talking on the phone. She purchased a second location from her mother in 2012 and has since opened one more, giving her three locations in New Jersey. “My This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Photo courtesy of Lizeth Morales.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” She moved on in 2012 and founded Mina Shah Enterprises the following year, self-funding with income from consulting.

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

  2012 will see more small businesses recognize and take advantage of this key competitive advantage.   This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow.    Technology Trends.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

Success

Idiom dissection wasn’t how I had planned to begin this story before my phone interview with Daron Babcock. So in 2012, he sold his house in Frisco (a suburb of Dallas), quit his job of eight years, and moved to one of the poorest areas in Dallas. “It It’s a problem that’s too close to home, so it’s not a conversation we like to have.

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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work

Allwork

This article was written by Deborah Nemeth and Megan Skaalen , and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. While technologically savvy, panelists shared they often prefer to seek input or ask questions in person or via a phone call as opposed to chatting or emailing. ” Image courtesy of SmithGroup.

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Hearing the Message

Office Dynamics

Do you hear the ‘ Ring, Ring’ of the Get-a-Clue phone? Not long after, I had phone call with a close friend that has known me since high school. She’s a frequent guest participant for “AdminChat” a weekly Executive Secretary Magazine- hosted twitterchat and sponsored by PA_Assist. ( @OfficeRenegade ). It’s a message, folks!

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Far fewer employees have laptops (39 percent), mobile phones (40 percent) or tablet computers (13 percent) available to them at work. Open plan offices must therefore be balanced with spaces for personal rejuvenation where staff can read a magazine, change posture and disconnect. Provide spaces for social, informal connections.