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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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And in life, often your first act is devoted to childhood and education, your second to career and family and your third, following retirement, is how you choose to fill your golden years in service to the legacy you wish to leave. Leslie Jordan: Repurposing Your Gifts. Novels have a beginning, middle and end.

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The Best Client Retention Strategies to Use Now

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To get you started, here are some high-impact customer retention tips proven across industries to provide the results you need: Set realistic expectations, and overdeliver whenever possible. Offer sales, discounts and gifts as surprise perks. Surprise gifting for clients and employees can work wonders, too.

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How to Know If You’re Financially Ready to Start a Business

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Market analysis: What are the current trends in your industry? Be clear on how you’ll set your business apart in your industry. For example, if a relative gives you an intrafamily loan, they’ll want to charge a minimum interest rate so it doesn’t count as a gift (which would trigger gift taxes).

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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

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After earning a degree in computer science, she worked in industries as wide-ranging as education, patent and trade, workforce development, and vacuum cleaner sales. It was only after she hosted her first guest that she realized that the hospitality industry wasn’t for her. “I And I told them, ‘Yes they will, watch.’ ”.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I But others have a hard time letting go of any tasks, for various reasons. You will pay either by the hour or a la carte for services.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

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As with most emerging professions, that’s not half accurate, and to barely scratch the surface will uncover a thriving multi billion-dollar global industry filled with dynamic professionals, some who have spent tens of thousands of dollars and decades serving hundreds of clients whose lives are radically improved. I needed a transformation.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Every year, the SUCCESS Women of Influence awards shine an exciting spotlight on remarkable women who transcend boundaries, inspiring and transforming lives across diverse industries and communities. It acknowledges that women’s contributions are indispensable, spanning not only specific roles but all facets of life and industry.

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