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Courtney Burton has spent most of her career in the retail industry. She was a merchant for several major companies, including Target, CVS, Albertson's and Lane Bryant. For the last 11 years of her Read More...
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Author: Chris Farrell
Maureen and Jim Elitzak are known around Scottsdale, Arizona, for their exquisite bonbons, bars, brownies and caramels, which can be found at Zak's Chocolate , the shiny shop where they make Read More...
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Author: Ellen Ryan
Many older Americans dream about working for themselves. Yet new business owners often find entrepreneurship stressful, especially during the lean start-up years. Fortunately, experts say that while Read More...
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Author: Nancy Collamer
"Change before you have to." This maxim, credited to former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, is a pithy reminder that being able to manage change skillfully is not an option but a necessity Read More...
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Author: Rachel Leland
In business, change is inevitable. The ability to adapt to and embrace change is often the linchpin of success. "Embracing it requires a delicate balance of communication, vision and engagement," Read More...
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Author: Jennifer Nelson
Editor’s note: This article is part of Navigating Change, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX . Many experienced workers in the second Read More...
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Author: Chris Farrell
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, co-founders of Apple Inc. | Credit: Getty EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of Lessons from Leaders, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by Read More...
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Author: Chris Farrell
Recently graduated from college, aspiring entrepreneur Brian Gachunu had a dream for a business startup but needed guidance to bring it to life. Fortunately for Gachunu, he found a mentor who Read More...
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Author: Rachel Leland
feedback involves having a mentor or someone else the founder trusts ask probing questions about a problem — "What about this?" "What about that?" — until the founder concludes that a change is Read More...
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Author: Mark Stein
Tommie Daye opened Tommie's Pizza in October 2018. It's the only Black-owned pizza shop in St. Paul, Minnesota. Randy Davis started out in the mattress business in Denver nearly 35 years ago, when Read More...
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Author: Chris Farrell