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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. Now, Akpan makes it a point to ask people if they have a Roth individual retirement account. I could do it, too.’

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. Now, Akpan makes it a point to ask people if they have a Roth individual retirement account. I could do it, too.’

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018). Phillips’ passion is inspiring, transforming and growing leaders.

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16 Timeless Truths of Financial Freedom

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When Jim came into my office at age 52 to see about retiring early, I was surprised. I fully expected to inform Jim and Sue they couldn’t retire early only to discover they were multimillionaires. Investing $1,000 in Apple during its IPO in December 1980 would’ve given you over $500,000 in 2019, according to CNBC. annual return.