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Volume 4, Issue 12
Getting Served
Written by Linn Parish   

Getting ServedAs the old adage goes, the three keys to success in business are location, location and location. Washington Restaurant Association President and CEO Anthony Anton says that, for restaurateurs statewide, the biggest issues right now are minimum wage, minimum wage and minimum wage.

 
Becoming Your Own Boss After a Job Loss
Written by Jill Barville   

Jill Barville writes about becoming your own boss after a job loss.Fired. Laid off. Let go. Downsized. The words reek of loss. But losing a job can also be the catalyst for gaining a new career. It can be the push that propels people to stretch and grow. It can be the spark that starts an entrepreneurial fire. For some, a job loss is an opportunity to become the boss.

 


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