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

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And although for some 2021 may finally feel like business as usual, the truth is many (if not most) small businesses still need our help. According to a September 2021 Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) by the U.S. The post Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever appeared first on SUCCESS.

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9 Heartwarming Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities to Spread Joy and Give Back

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Census Bureau shows that formal volunteers gave more than 4 billion hours of service from September 2020 to September 2021. Check out these nine ideas for where to volunteer on Thanksgiving so you can get involved in your community this holiday season. You’re not alone. Data from the U.S. You don’t have to donate just food, either.

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How You Can Promote Social Responsibility in the Workplace

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For instance, a study conducted by Simon, Kucher & Partners in 2021 found that 85% of people globally have shifted their purchasing decisions toward brands with socially responsible, sustainable models. Involve them in charitable causes such as food and clothing drives. Holiday parties and other events are common in the workplace.

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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

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She and her mom hustled at events all over selling the clothing items and eventually made it into Essence magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide for a line of infant bodysuits. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Orders from Google and Amazon quickly followed.

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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

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The holidays are here — a time for family, friends and festivities. We asked TED speakers to share planet-friendly gift recommendations, and here are 16 ideas for a merry — and more sustainable — holiday season. . Most of us have enough stuff, so this holiday season, why not give a gift that will create a legacy?

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

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It has also sparked collaborations with celebrities and popular fashion and lifestyle brands including Alice + Olivia, LoveShackFancy, Dogwood Hill and Draper James, the clothing line founded by Reese Witherspoon. Then Nicky went to the grand opening of [the women’s clothing brand] LoveShackFancy on Bleecker Street in New York.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). The team has sold over $1 billion in 2021 in real estate sales.

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