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Be the Flame: 6 Principles for Leading Through Difficult Times

Success

The husband created the home warranty sector for real estate years ago, and the wife created an online auction company during the 2008 economic crisis. As with most stories from high-earners, it involved massive dedication, perseverance and impeccable timing. As if rehearsed, they both answered, “resilience.”.

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The Surge in New Small Business Applications

Small Business Labs

  An interesting aspect of this data is the difference between the current surge compared to the slight uptick in applications during the last recession (2008-2009).      There are several likely reasons for this surge.     This is especially true for gig economy businesses. 

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Creative Boom on What They Never Tell You About Becoming a Freelance Creative

Small Business Labs

The reasons we like it so much is the article's 8 insights for freelancers are all things we regularly hear in our interviews and survey research. Back in 2008 we studied independent artists who were successful both artistically and commercially.  We also like that the insights are effectively and succinctly described. 

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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. When she qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, du Toit was honored in another way: She became the first physically challenged athlete to carry a country’s flag in the opening ceremony.

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How Maya Penn Became One of the Most Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs of Gen Z

Success

In 2008, eco-fashion was nowhere near a mainstream topic, so I wanted to create a better alternative,” she remembers. At age 11, she appeared in a 2011 Forbes article about grade-school entrepreneurs—the first of many interviews she’d give. As Maya’s Ideas began to gain more traction, Penn found her life transforming.

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Interview with Steve Pritchard from hiremyparents.com

The Small Business Blog

4 Comments » | Trackback | Share This 4 Responses to “ Interview with Steve Pritchard from hiremyparents.com &# Ray Said on December 9th, 2009 at 10:54 am Steve is right on the money saying there needs to be a market for your business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 23, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking A re you going in for an interview for that dream job? Follow these simple four steps and you will find that you will pass these interviews with flying colours.